Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen hospitalized after getting bucked off horse
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen was hospitalized after being bucked off a horse he was using on Sunday, in accordance with an announcement from his workplace.
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Pillen had been using a brand new horse with members of his household, his workplace mentioned.
The 68-year-old Republican was initially taken to Columbus Neighborhood Hospital after which, “out of an abundance of warning,” to Omaha’s College of Nebraska Medical Middle, his workplace mentioned.
Pillen’s workplace didn’t specify what accidents he sustained or how severe they had been, however famous he was anticipated to stay within the hospital for a number of days.
“The Governor is alert and is in steady contact together with his workforce,” his workplace mentioned.
Pillen is at present in his first time period as governor, having been elected in 2022 after former Gov. Pete Ricketts was term-limited. Pillen then appointed Ricketts to the U.S. Senate to fill the seat vacated when Ben Sasse resigned to grow to be president of the College of Florida.
