Abbott suffers severe burns from scalding water accident on vacation

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott suffered second- and third-degree burns on his legs while vacationing with his family in Wyoming last week, according to a report in the Austin American-Statesman.

Abbott was vacationing in Jackson Hole, Wyo., when he accidentally was scalded with hot water, a spokesman confirmed to the American-Statesman and the Associated Press.

Details of the accident were not disclosed, but the story said Abbott suffered extensive second- and third-degree burns on both legs below the knees and both feet.

The spokesman told the newspaper that the governor was expected to make a full recovery. Abbott plans to visit the Brooke Army Medical Center burn unit in San Antonio on Monday, the spokesman said. In the meantime, his injuries must be dressed each day.

It remained unknown Sunday whether Abbott would go to Cleveland for the Republican National Convention, where he was to chair the state delegation.

Abbott has used a wheelchair since a tree fell on him while jogging in 1984, paralyzing him below the waist.