Bonnie Tyler in Induced Coma After Emergency Surgery in Portugal

Overview

• Her spokesperson, Judd Lander, confirmed Friday that doctors placed the 74-year-old in a medically induced coma to aid her recovery.
• She was hospitalized in Faro, Portugal, for emergency intestinal surgery earlier this week, with her team first saying the procedure went well.
• Portuguese media report that a ruptured appendix caused a severe infection and that she is in intensive care on ventilatory support.
• Local reports also say she was resuscitated after a cardiorespiratory arrest and describe her condition as very serious, details not expanded on by her team.
• The health crisis puts her European tour, scheduled to open May 22 in Malta before stops in Germany, Austria and the UK, in doubt.