Virginia Gov. McAuliffe Admitted to Hospital with Fluid Around Lungs After Being Thrown from Horse

Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images(RICHMOND, Va.) — Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe was admitted to the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center on Monday after doctors checking on his recovery from broken ribs found fluid around his lungs.

According to a press release from McAuliffe’s office, the governor was thrown from a horse while on vacation with his family in Africa. The fall resulted in seven broken ribs, which doctors felt would heal on their own.

The governor’s office said that the injury “did not impair his ability to do his job.” On Monday, however, doctors found increased fluid around his lungs and decided that a procedure was necessary to remove the fluid.

McAuliffe was admitted to the hospital on Monday was “is expected to be back in action after 2-3 days of recovery.”

On Monday afternoon, McAuliffe posted to his Twitter account, saying that he was looking forward to resuming his full schedule in the coming days.

Thank you for the well wishes. I'm on to a speedy recovery and looking forward to resuming my full schedule in the next few days. –TRM

— Terry McAuliffe (@GovernorVA) January 19, 2015

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