Former president of the United States, George H. W. Bush, 91, has been hospitalized after he broke a neck bone following a fall in his Kennebunkport, Maine home on Wednesday, July 15, 2015.
His spokesman and speechwriter, Jim McGrath, took to Twitter in the late hours of same day to announce the development, stating that Bush was in a stable condition.
He wrote, “41 fell at home in Maine today and broke a bone in his neck. His condition is stable — he is fine — but he’ll be in a neck brace.”
41 fell at home in Maine today and broke a bone in his neck. His condition is stable — he is fine — but he'll be in a neck brace.
— Jim McGrath (@jgm41) July 16, 2015
Bush is the 41st president of the United State and also the oldest living former president of the country.
He was elected in 1988 after serving two terms as Ronald Reagan’s vice president.
