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No surgery for George H.W. Bush after fall

By Paul Bedard
Published July 16, 2015 4:44pm ET
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No surgery for George H.W. Bush after fall
In this March 29, 2015, file photo, former President George H.W. Bush and his wife Barbara Bush, left, speak before a college basketball regional final game between Gonzaga and Duke, in the NCAA basketball tournament in Houston. Bush has fallen at home Wednesday, July 15, 2015, in Kennebunkport, Maine, and broken a bone in his neck. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) | David J. Phillip

Former President George H.W. Bush, 91, will not face surgery for his fall Wednesday that fractured a vertebrae close to his head.

Bush’s office said in a statement that the 41st president is in fair condition and never lost consciousness after falling in the family’s Atlantic Ocean side home in Kennebunkport, Maine and breaking the C2 vertebrae in his neck.

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