Dive Summary:
- While vacationing in the Galapagos Islands last week, Amazon founder and current CEO Jeff Bezos suffered a kidney stone and was aided by an Ecuadorian Navy helicopter.
- Bezos was airlifted from the cruise ship on New Year’s Day and flown to his private jet on Baltra Island.
- After reaching his private plane on Baltra Island, Bezos was flown to the U.S. to seek emergency medical treatment for the condition.
Dive Insight:
Bezos, who was enjoying a holiday cruise off the Pacific Ocean archipelago at the time of the medical emergency, is in good health following treatment and will not require surgery for the condition. “Galapagos: five stars. Kidney stones: zero stars,” said Bezos in a statement. The founder and CEO of the online retail titan Amazon.com is set to turn 50 later this month.
