Republican Senator, Thom Tillis collapsed during a race in Washington D.C., on Wednesday morning and was immediately taken away in an ambulance to hospital. But he later released a video on Twitter proclaiming his health and eagerness to get back to work.
People who were at the scene said, at first Tillin appeared unconscious, but was revived and seen breathing as he left the scene.
I'm doing well. Looking forward to getting back to work. Thanks for all of your prayers and well wishes. #CapChallenge pic.twitter.com/uQGQp85qzR
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) May 17, 2017
“Hey everybody. I’m fine; just running -- about two-and-a-half miles in got overheated, no CPR, no special measures, just checkin’ me out,” Tillis said. “See you back on the Hill.”
Tillis was being given fluids at the hospital.
Event organizers also said that Tillis was taken to the hospital as a “precaution.”
"And we've been informed that he is up and doing better," a race spokesperson wrote in an email.
The initial reports said that the 56-year-old Senator was seen on the ground being administered by few people at about the 2 mile mark in the 3 mile race in Anacostia Park in the southeast part of the capital.
The reports also said that Tillis received CPR, which was later confirmed, that it did not happen.
Tillis was participating in the ACLI Capital Challenge, 3 Mile Team Race. According to the event website, the Challenge "attracts scores of members of Congress, high-ranking political appointees, generals, admirals, television correspondents, print and web reporters, federal judges and other Washington VIPs."
Team Tillis is ready for the @ACLINews #CapChallenge in support of @fidelco. pic.twitter.com/K3nat4crji
— Senator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) May 17, 2017
The Senator posted a picture on his Twitter just before 8 AM, in which he was smiling and standing with members of his team.
Tillis is the junior North Carolina senator. He was elected to the Senate in November 2014 after serving in the North Carolina State Legislature from 2009-2015.
He serves on the Senate Armed Services, Judiciary, Veterans Affairs and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committees, as well as the Senate's Special Committee on Aging.
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