Barbara Walters Hospitalized, on the Mend from a Fall

January 20, 2013 On the Mend

“The View” host Barbara Walters is recovering at a hospital in Washington, D.C. after taking a spill.

Barbara Walters Hospitalized, on the Mend from a Fall

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The 83-year-old TV veteran fell and cut her forehead while visiting the British Ambassador's residence Saturday night.

ABC News released a statement, saying, "Barbara Walters fell on a stair last evening while visiting the British Ambassador's residence and the fall left her with a cut on her forehead. Out of an abundance of caution, she went to the hospital to have her cut tended to, have a full examination and remains there for observation. Barbara is alert (and telling everyone what to do), which we all take as a very positive sign."

Walters was scheduled to contribute to the network's coverage of the inauguration events.

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