Thursday, May 9

Sen. Richard Blumenthal to go away hospital after surgical procedure for parade damage

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal was anticipated to be discharged from a hospital Monday following what he referred to as profitable surgical procedure on a minor leg fracture he suffered throughout a victory parade for the nationwide champion University of Connecticut males’s basketball crew over the weekend.

The 77-year-old Connecticut Democrat stated on Twitter that he had surgical procedure on his higher femur Sunday at Stamford Hospital and commenced bodily remedy later the identical day. The operation included putting in some pins to verify it heals correctly, a spokesperson stated.

Video of the mishap exhibits the senator strolling within the parade in downtown Hartford on Saturday when he was bumped from behind by a person strolling backward with a digicam. Their legs appeared to get tangled briefly and each males fell into the road, with Blumenthal touchdown on his again after bracing his fall with each arms a brief distance from the parade’s finish.

People tended to Blumenthal, who acquired again up and completed the route.

“I did indeed fracture my femur after a fellow parade goer tripped & fell on me during the parade today,” Blumenthal tweeted Saturday. “I expect a full recovery!”

Blumenthal stated he plans to return to Washington subsequent week.

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