Sunday 5 January 2014

Ecuadorian Navy airlifts Jeff Bezos from cruise ship following kidney stone attack

Ecuadorian Navy airlifts Jeff Bezos from cruise ship following kidney stone attack
Jan 4th 2014, 22:55, by Carl Franzen

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos suffered a kidney stone attack while in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and had to be airlifted by an Ecuadorian navy helicopter to his personal jet, then flown to the US for surgery, according to ABC News. Bezos is said to have suffered the attack on January 1st aboard a cruise ship, according to local media outlet Galapagos Digital. The helicopter's pilot was quoted by another Spanish-language outlet, El Comercio, as saying he received messages of thanks from Bezo's family and business partners. We've reached out to Amazon for comment on the situation and will update as we learn more.

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