{"id":33948,"date":"2025-11-14T09:22:25","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33948\/"},"modified":"2025-11-14T09:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:22:25","slug":"pennsylvania-sen-john-fetterman-taken-to-pittsburgh-hospital-after-fall-during-morning-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/33948\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman taken to Pittsburgh hospital after fall during morning walk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PITTSBURGH \u2014 Sen. John Fetterman is recovering after a fall on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">A spokesperson says the Democratic senator was on an early morning walk when he fell near his Braddock home. He was taken to a Pittsburgh hospital out of an abundance of caution.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Fetterman was found to have had a ventricular fibrillation flare-up that caused him to feel light-headed, the spokesperson says. The fall left him with minor injuries to the face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cIf you thought my face looked bad before, wait until you see it now,\u201d Fetterman said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The spokesperson says Fetterman is doing well and recovering in the hospital. He will stay so that doctors can fine-tune his medication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Fetterman is grateful for the medics, doctors and nurses who cared for him, the spokesperson says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Sen. Dave McCormick issued this statement:<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">\u201cI reached out to Sen. Fetterman and Dina has spoken to Gisele. John is a tough Pittsburgher and is already on the mend. We are thinking of him, Gisele, and their entire family \u2013 looking forward to seeing my good friend in the coming days.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92025 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PITTSBURGH \u2014 Sen. John Fetterman is recovering after a fall on Thursday. 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