In this Jan. 22, 2011 file photo, former Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Sen. George McGovern arrives for the funeral Mass for R. Sargent Shriver at Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Md. McGovern, 89, was hospitalized in Florida on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, Pool, File)CHET BROKAW, Associated Press
KRISTI EATON, Associated Press
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Former South Dakota senator and Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern has been hospitalized in Florida, his daughter said Wednesday.
Ann McGovern told The Associated Press her 89-year-old father was admitted to Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, Fla., on Tuesday evening for tests to figure out why he occasionally passes out and loses his ability to speak, she said.
“He’s comfortable. The tests are continuing to see if they can determine what’s causing this,” Ann McGovern said.