Sen. Harry Reid Injured After Exercise Accident at Home

According to his office, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) spent time at a Nevada hospital recovering from injuries sustained while exercising at his home.

“A piece of equipment Senator Reid was using to exercise broke, causing him to fall and break a number of ribs and bones in his face,” the release says.

Reid, 75, is expected to make a full recovery, and will be back in Washington this weekend ahead of the new Senate’s first meeting of 2015.

Here’s the full press release:

“On Thursday, Senator Reid received treatment at University Medical Center in Las Vegas for injuries sustained in an accident he suffered while exercising at home in Henderson.

A piece of equipment Senator Reid was using to exercise broke, causing him to fall and break a number of ribs and bones in his face.

Senator Reid will return to Washington this weekend and be in the office Tuesday as the Senate prepares to reconvene. His doctors expect a full recovery.

Senator Reid was first brought to St. Rose Dominican Hospital in Henderson by his security detail. He was then transferred to UMC for further testing, where he was admitted overnight as a precaution.”

[h/t Sam Stein]
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