Overview
- Several outlets reported that John Draper Witherspoon, 84, was found near the pool at his Windsor Tower condominium and taken to a hospital, a development first reported on Friday.
- Nashville Metro confirmed emergency personnel responded to a medical incident at the building and transported one person to hospital but did not identify the patient.
- Initial accounts published by Page Six said a resident spotted him from a balcony, building staff rolled him over at the scene and he was conscious before being rushed to the hospital.
- Hours after the first reports, Reese Witherspoon posted on her Instagram Stories that her father had suffered a fall, is “fine now,” and is being cared for by doctors and nurses without providing injury details or a discharge timeline.
- John Witherspoon is a retired otolaryngologist and former U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel, the family has historically kept private matters out of the public eye, and further medical updates have not yet been released.