Eye injury delays seven-nation tour
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Elder Richard G. Hinckley, son of President Gordon B. Hinckley, is in Salt Lake City recovering from emergency eye surgery to repair an injury he suffered aboard the private aircraft while en route on a round-the-world tour to Russia, Asia and Africa.
Elder Hinckley was exercising with a rubber stretch band when the handle slipped and struck him in the eye.
Elder Hinckley's wife, Jane Hinckley, told KSL-TV that her 63-year-old husband, sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy in April, was injured about 30 minutes after the plane left Anchorage, Alaska, July 29.
The plane immediately returned to Anchorage, where Elder Hinckley underwent surgery. He will undergo follow-up surgery in Salt Lake City, Sister Hinckley said, noting that prospects are good, but it is too early to tell whether the injury will permanently affect Elder Hinckley's eyesight.
After remaining overnight in Anchorage, President Hinckley resumed his travels to Vladivostok, Russia, and then to Seoul, Korea, where he spoke to members in both locations on July 31.
President Hinckley, who turned 95 in June, continued to Taiwan and Hong Kong, then to India and Africa, where he will dedicate the Aba Nigeria Temple on Aug. 7.
