Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday morning collapsed while presiding over the state Senate chamber.
A few minutes before 11 a.m. on Wednesday, as the Senate was about to take up its final appropriation bills for the day, Hosemann slumped over his podium and microphone, then fell to one side. The Legislature quickly removed a video recording of Senate proceedings that showed the incident.
Medical staff tended to him as he appeared to be conscious and was sitting upright shortly after he fell. Later, Hosemann was seen walking out of the Capitol flanked by staff and security and he got in a government vehicle, not one of two AMR ambulances that had been stationed outside.
Just before noon, a spokeswoman for Hosemann issued a brief statement that said: “Lieutenant Governor Hosemann is doing well and in good spirits. He appreciates all of the medical staff and is eager to return to work.”
Senate staff had quickly cleared the chamber of people other than Senators after he fell. The Senate remained in recess, scheduled to return at 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Prior to the incident, Hosemann had left the third-floor Senate chamber briefly to address a group of Mississippi Main Street Association representatives, then returned to the Senate chamber and his podium.
This story will be updated as details become available.
-- Article credit to Taylor Vance and Michael Goldberg for Mississippi Today --
