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Bezos Ferried by Ecuadorian Navy to Island for Surgery: Universo 2014-01-04 21:27:20.662 GMT
By Charlie Devereux Jan. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, was ferried by an Ecuadorian Navy helicopter when he became ill during a cruise of the Galapagos islands on Jan. 1, El Universo reported, citing regional director of the Coast Guard Daniel Ginez Villacis. * Bezos flown to island where a private plane was stationed so he could return to U.S. for emergency surgery, paper said * CNBC, citing one report, said he suffered a kidney stone attack
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