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Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Leaves Hospital After Choking On A Carrot

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By: Channel 9 Eyewitness News

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) _ Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad has been released from a California hospital after choking on food during a ceremony for the re-dedication of the USS Iowa battleship in Los Angeles.

Branstad spokesman Tim Albrecht said Wednesday the governor choked on a carrot at some point during the event and vomited.

He says the governor was taken to a nearby hospital out of an abundance of caution, went through a series of tests and was quickly released after ``everything turned out fine.''

He says Branstad is in good spirits, and ``we're glad he's okay.'' He says the governor had planned to visit his uncle who lives in the area and watch fireworks before returning to Iowa tomorrow.

 

The USS Iowa is a World War II-era battleship that's being turned into a museum.

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