The former President was taken off a plane in Cleveland and brought to a local hospital for an as yet undisclosed condition. He was arriving in Cleveland for a book signing.
Carter became airsick, a spokesperson at the Carter Center in Atlanta tells CBS News.
A good local TV news report after the jump:
Late Update: A spokesperson at the Cleveland airport tells our Christina Bellantoni: “Our paramedics here at the airport were dispatched to a call of an ill passenger on an inbound Delta Flight 5214. They assessed the situation, and he was identified as former President Jimmy Carter. They transported him to the Metro Health Center.”
Later Update: The Carter Center has issued a statement suggesting there is no cause for alarm: “He is resting comfortably and is expected to resume his book tour this week.”
