The Carter Center said in a statement that Carter, 94, was leaving his home in Plains, Ga., to go turkey hunting when he fell.
Former president Jimmy Carter is recovering from surgery after a fall Monday morning in which he broke his hip.
The Carter Center said in a statement that Carter, 94, was leaving his home in Plains, Ga., to go turkey hunting when he fell. The former president is recovering at Phoebe Sumter Medical Center in Americus, Ga., after surgery that his surgeon said was successful. His wife, Rosalynn, is with him.
“President Carter said his main concern is that turkey season ends this week, and he has not reached his limit,” the Carter Center said in its statement.
