Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann collapses at Mississippi Senate podium

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday morning collapsed while presiding over the state Senate chamber.

Medical staff tended to him as he appeared to be conscious and was sitting upright shortly after he fell. Later, he was taken on a gurney out of the Capitol to an ambulance.

Senate staff cleared the chamber of people other than Senators.

A few minutes before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, as the Senate was about to take up its final appropriation bills for the day, Hosemann slumped over his podium and microphone, then fell. The Legislature quickly removed the video recording of Senate proceedings that showed the incident.

No details on Hosemann’s condition were immediately available.

This story will be updated as details become available.