RICHARDSON FLOWN TO NEW YORK

Last updated: Wednesday, March 18, 2009

RICHARDSON FLOWN TO NEW YORK

NATASHA RICHARDSON has been transferred to a New York hospital to be closer to her family following a skiing accident which left her with a serious head injury.

Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson at The Times BFI London Film Festival - 'The Other Man' - Arrivals, London, England - 17.10.08

The 45-year-old fell on the slopes while taking a ski lesson at Station Mont Tremblant near Montreal, on Monday (16Mar09).

She was taken to Montreal's Centre Hospitalier Laurentien, before being transferred to the nearby Hopital du Sacre-Coeur de Montreal with a "traumatic brain injury".

The actress' husband, Irish actor Liam Neeson, rushed to her side on Monday from the set of his film, Chloe, currently shooting in Toronto.

Now, the British star has been flown via private jet to New York, according to a representative from the Sacre-Coeur hospital.

Spokeswoman Josee-Michelle Simard says, "She was transferred at the request of the family."

It is believed Neeson requested the move so his wife would be closer to the pair's two young sons, Michael and Daniel, who are currently staying with relatives in the city.

A representative for the ski resort where Richardson was injured revealed on Tuesday (17Mar09) that she seemed fine immediately after the fall, but later complained of feeling unwell and was taken into the care of medics.

Source: WENN

| Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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