Ecuadorian Navy airlifts Jeff Bezos from cruise ship following kidney stone attack

Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly suffered a kidney stone attack while in Ecuador's Galapagos Islands and had to be airlifted by an Ecuadorian navy helicopter to his personal jet, then flown to the US for surgery, according to ABC News. Bezos is said to have suffered the attack on January 1st aboard a cruise ship , according to local media outlet Galapagos Digital. We've reached out to Amazon for comment on the situation and will update as we learn more. Ecuadorian Navy: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos airlifted from Galapagos Islands to personal plane for emergency kidney stone surgery in US. — ABC Foreign Desk (@WorldNews) January 4, 2014

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