An ambulance leaves the area where President Barack Obama
and his family is staying in Kailua, Hawaii. The Obamas are
in Hawaii for the holidays. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Barack Obama abruptly ended his golf outing and
sped in his motorcade to his compound today after he
learned a child of a friend was injured while playing on
the beach.
Members of the first family were fine, a White House official
said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because of a
reluctance to discuss personal matters involving the
president.
Journalists when they returned to the secured neighbourhood
where Obama was staying saw an ambulance speed past with its
lights on. The ambulance then left the neighborhood with a
black sedan trailing.
The president was playing golf with friends from Chicago who
joined him on his holiday vacation. The White House is not
identifying which friend's child was injured.
After a brief delay, Obama returned to the course.
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