Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Suffers Injury While in East Palestine

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Suffers Injury While in East Palestine
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine in Bexley, Ohio, on Aug. 6, 2020. Jay LaPrete/AP
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine confirmed that he suffered an injury while he was visiting East Palestine, Ohio, the site of a toxic train derailment that has drawn national headlines in recent weeks.

The Republican governor, 76, told The Columbus Dispatch that he suffered a displaced distal fibula fracture just above his ankle that occurred while he was visiting a church in East Palestine on Feb. 21. It came as the state was opening up a health clinic for residents who live near the train derailment site.
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