Rolling Stone falls out of palm tree

According to media reports Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards suffered a mild concussion while vacationing in Fiji and was flown to a New Zealand hospital for treatment.

Media reports said Richards fell out of a palm tree and remained hospitalized in Auckland.

Band spokeswoman Fran Curtis said in a statement that Richards, 62, suffered a mild concussion while on holiday in Fiji earlier this week and was flown to New Zealand,

"Following treatment locally and as a precautionary measure, he flew to a hospital accompanied by his wife, Patti, for observation," Curtis said.

His statement did not elaborate on Richards' condition. But reports in Australian and New Zealand said Richards hurt his head after falling out of a palm tree at an exclusive Fiji resort and remained hospitalized in Auckland.