HYANNIS PORT - At approximately 8:30am Hyannis Rescue responded to a 911 call at the Kennedy Compound.
. Sources report that Senator Kennedy was rushed to the Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Room for undisclosed symptoms (some are reporting that the Senior Senator had experienced “stroke-like" symptoms).
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Shortly after 10am a decision was made to transport Senator Kennedy from the Cape Cod Hospital Emergency Room to a helicopter pad at the Barnstable Municipal Airport in Hyannis.
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From there the Senator was airlifted to Mass. General Hospital, where he is currently undergoing emergency care and evaluation.
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1:45pm UPDATE: A spokesperson for Senator Ted Kennedy is now reporting that he had suffered some type of seizure which led to the 911 call. He is currently resting comfortably and undergoing tests.