On Wednesday, the Costa Rican online daily crhoy.com reported that Alison “Ali” Hewson, wife of famed U2 crooner Bono, was treated for a broken leg at an unnamed San José hospital.
Citing two sources “close to the hospital” and one “close to” an air transport company that airlifted Hewson to the hospital, crhoy.com noted that the couple was vacationing somewhere near Cóbano de Puntarenas, on the Pacific coast, when Bono’s wife had an accident on Saturday.
The couple arrived in Costa Rica on Feb. 11, crhoy.com and La Nación reported, citing immigration officials.
The La Nación report incorrectly notes that this is Bono’s first trip to Costa Rica since 1991. Bono and U2 guitarist The Edge were spotted last year swimming with dolphins off the Osa Peninsula, on the band’s private yacht.
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Updated news:
Bono’s wife Ali Hewson has sustained broken ribs in a quad bike accident on a beach in Costa Rica, where the celebrity couple and some of their children are holidaying.
Initial reports claimed Ali had broken a leg when the quad bike toppled over. That was later denied.
The accident made the front page of the Inside Costa Rica newspaper, which said she had been airlifted to the CIMA hospital in Escazu after she took a tumble on the beach. Bono reportedly accompanied her to the hospital.
Merciela Retana, a spokesperson for the hospital, said last night that they could not provide information on the condition of any patients.
According to Costa Rican immigration reports, both Bono, 53, and Ali, 52, arrived at Juan Santamaria Airport on Feb 11 and have been there ever since.
According to local reports, Ali suffered broken ribs after the quad bike sent her flying.
A spokeswoman for U2’s London-based publicist Regine Moylett said: “Ali had an accident while on a family holiday in Costa Rica. She sustained a couple of broken ribs, some cuts and bruises, and is recovering well.”
By Richie Taylor
http://www.irishexaminer.com
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