Opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate’s injury was reportedly sustained during high-risk sea crossing
Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel peace prize laureate María Corina Machado suffered a vertebra fracture during her secret journey from Venezuela to Norway last week, her spokesperson has confirmed.
Machado previously said she feared for her life during the perilous voyage to receive her award in Oslo.
Norwegian daily Aftenposten reported that the injury was sustained during a high-risk sea crossing in a small fishing boat battered by high waves.
“The vertebra fracture is confirmed,” Machado’s spokeswoman Claudia Macera said.
