Sen. Ted Kennedy Airlifted to Hospital

Sen. Ted Kennedy Airlifted to Hospital

WBZ-TV says “U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy was airlifted to a Boston hospital Saturday morning after falling ill at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport.”

and from Boston’s Ch 5
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was rushed by ambulance to Cape Cod Hospital after falling ill at the Kennedy compound in Hyannisport, The Cape Cod Times reported Saturday.

Hyannis fire responded to the compound after a call was made around 8:30 a.m., the newspaper reported on its Web site. It’s unclear what Kennedy’s medical condition is, but after he spent almost two hours in the emergency room a decision was made to transfer him to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

CNN quoted a source as saying that Kennedy was suffering from “stroke-like symptoms.”

Kennedy, 76, was placed on a stretcher and wheeled out to the MedFlight helicopter around 10:15 a.m. where it took off from Barnstable Municipal Airport, the newspaper reported.

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