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Date: Tue. Mar. 17 2009 8:34 PM ET
British actress Natasha Richardson, who suffered a serious head injury after falling in a ski lesson in Mont Tremblant, has left a Montreal hospital and has been transported out of the country.
Richardson was reportedly taken to a facility in New York City, but the condition of the Tony-award winning actress is unknown.
Michelle Simard, a spokesperson for Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, said Richardson left Canada at about 12:30 Tuesday afternoon.
Richardson was skiing on a beginners' hill at Mont Tremblant on Monday when she fell, according to resort spokesperson Lyne Lortie.
"She was at the middle of the slope and she didn't seem to fall very violently at all," Lortie told CTV Montreal.
She added that Richardson was not wearing a helmet, which is not mandatory on Quebec ski hills.
Ski patrol accompanied Richardson to her hotel room, where her ski instructor stayed until she reported feeling unwell.
Staff called an ambulance, which brought her to the Centre Hospitalier Laurentien in Ste-Agathe. She was later transferred to Sacre Coeur.
The Toronto Star reported that Richardson was later taken by ambulance to Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport and left in a private jet. The newspaper said Richardson's husband, actor Liam Neeson, was with her and he looked extremely worried.
Media reports have conflicted widely about Richardson's condition. But Quebec neurosurgeon Dr. Judith Marcoux said it was a positive sign Richardson was still walking after her fall and was later able to be airlifted to New York.
Richardson is the daughter of actress Vanessa Redgrave.
Her husband was filming the movie "Chloe" in Toronto with Julianne Moore. A source from the set said Monday that Neeson has left Toronto to be with his wife in Montreal.
"Liam Neeson left the Toronto set immediately to fly to Montreal upon news of his wife's accident," a rep for his film said in a statement to CTV that was published on a number of websites. "We do not have any details at this time but we hope for the best and our thoughts and prayers are with Natasha and Liam and their family."
Representatives for Richardson and Neeson have not yet commented on the reports.
Richardson, 45, has appeared in dozens of films, including "The Handmaid's Tale" and "Maid in Manhattan."
She also won a Tony Award 1998 for her Broadway turn in the musical Cabaret.
The couple have two children: Michael, 13, and Daniel, 12.
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I applaud the budget, even though Health Care and education may stay unscathed. Sadly this cannot last and I worry to later this year where cuts will become enviable. If anything, this provides the Wildrose Alliance plenty of ammo when an election is called.
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Linda in QWest
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Sherry Katrina
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Randy
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BrianSYYZ
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why feel bad when things happen to celebs??
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Jason from SK
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Movie Mike
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Mark Ontario
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Here is why
Personally celeb or not she crashed, ya it sucks, but she is a celeb good for her she is also human as well and she does deserve compassion I am sure the family thinks the media should take a hike. But to say you don't care because she is famous is pretty shallow and judgmental.
We are the ones who enable the Media to produce this material and create celebs by purchasing the material. Cause and effect.
movie buff in the hammer
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She is NOT a "celebrity wife". She is a very renouned actress herself from Stage and screen. She comes from a well known famly in the UK.
Maggie
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However, if this story gets ONE parent to put a helmet on their child because they are a fan of either Natasha or her husband...bravo.
bunny
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Marion in the Creek
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Doug BC
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As to people suggesting the reporting of an accident involoving a celebrity is somehow suggesting they are more important than non celebrities,I suggest you give your own head a shake.I can barely imagine what that would sound like.My only guess is that some have a need to be cynical,sarcastic and negative about every issue under discussion.
Millions of people aroiund the world know very well who this woman is and I suspect they are all lining up to wish her well.
Steve in Ottawa
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Yes, I look geeky.
However, two weeks ago I slipped and violently hit my head while curling.
I may be geeky, but I'm alive!
Carolyn in Waterdown, Ontario
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Gis Bun
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Unfortunately, without facts, other site have posted that she's either dead or brain dead. One even had an obituary. Sensationalism at its worse.
If she left Montreal on a flight, she either alive and in stable condition or is hopefully not dead. They wouldn't move her if she wasn't stable.
Ann Pelletier
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G. Gravelle, Ottawa
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Politricks
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Just a random thought... hopefully she will be okay and have a quick recovery...but let's not have this story dominate the headlines all day now.
Sandra in Montreal
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By the way ... I have my kids wear helmets when we've gone tubing or ice skating (ages 16 and 11). They are not happy campers I can tell you that. Maybe if they read this, they will "appreciate" (?) wearing one? My 11 yr old had a field trip (which was canceled due to a lack of people wanting to go). They were going tubing, snowboarding or skiing. Helmets were manditory! I was so happy to read that!More ski hills should enforce it!
Matt
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Michelle Carr
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What is sad is that she was an incredibly talented actress married to an equally talented actor from the premier family of British acting. They have been married a long time and appear to be extremely happy. The loss of a loving mother and wife is the story here not that she was or was not a celebrity. Shame on those of you blaming her or wishing the family anything but prayers and hope.
Right...
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Eric in Alberta
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Birdie
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I for one will be very interested to learn how someone can appear 'normal' for more than an hour and succumb to what sounds like terrible injury. We can all learn something - celebrity or not.
bryant
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Sandra in Montreal (PS)
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tony wolfe
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Kapusta
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It's dangerous.
Jon from Alberta
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Jean
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Pat the piano lady (Ottawa)
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Mayo Clinic??
Richard L. Provencher
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dmac
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Catey Toronto
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Hunter Mars
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The instructor must be held liable for not insisting on head gear for a beginner no matter how gentle a slope .
Helmets and head gear must be made mandatory on all ski hills in Canada to avoid anyone becoming injured .
Where was the instructor ?
Steph from Montreal
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What we know for certain is that she was taken to a hospital in NYC... and this is not because the care is better there. Being from Montreal, and my wife who is a nurse, Sacre Coeur is a superior trauma facility. She would not have been airlifted elsewhere if she was in critical condition. Unless something extremely unfortunate happens, it's likely she is stable and will be okay in the end.
paula
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lallen
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chuckie
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Terry
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Sheri in Ottawa
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From what the reports from the resort say, it seems hard to believe that her injuries are so severe, considering she had an "uncomplicated" fall on a bunny slope. I wonder if she had an undiagnosed health condition that prompted the fall or else was triggered by it?
In either case, please stop the negative posts. Celebrity or not, it's compassion that shows class, not cynical arguments about the "value" of her story.
Linda in Vancouver
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As to "Hunter Mars"" !! Are you crazy?? Who in the heck on the planet earth do you think you are to have the right to legislate the lives of everyone else? Did I miss the election in which you were elected God??
Your comments make you sound almost as ignorant as those who fail to take their personal safety serious enough.
I agree with the notion that people should wear helmets.But I agree even more,that we must all have the freedom to choose for ourselves,and to make choices about our own tolerance for risk.If real freedom is to painful for some to handle,perhaps they would be happier in some other country.
There are no laws that can be passed "to avoid anyone becoming injured".So,I'm an adult,capable of making my own decisions.So,"Hunter",I ask you to just trust me on that,and mind your own business.
New Yorker
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