Sarah Palin Makes One Last Stump for Trump Before Returning Home Following Husband Todd's Accident

Sarah Palin stopped by a Donald Trump rally in Tampa, Florida, on Monday, hours after announcing that her husband, Todd, had been injured in a "very serious" snow mobile accident.


"Thank you guys, for your prayers for my husband, who is recovering right now in ICU after a little wreck on a snow machine, so thank you ... a big wreck," Palin told the crowd in Tampa.

Palin's husband is currently in stable but serious condition at a local hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, where he is scheduled to undergo surgery, according to the Iron Dog, the organizers of the snow mobile event Todd competes in every year.Kevin Kastner, executive director of the Iron Dog, said in a statement, "Everyone at the Iron Dog sends its warmest get well wishes and is keeping Todd in our thoughts and prayers as he recovers from his injuries. This is a good time to remind your friends, family and loved ones to always wear your safety gear. As has been said before …danger never takes a vacation."

The former Alaska governor abruptly pulled out of a Trump event in The Villages, Florida, earlier on Monday due to her husband's injury. Trump's campaign announced the cancellation in a statement that said: "Governor Palin is returning to Alaska to be with her husband and looks forward to being back on the campaign trail soon."

Palin spent Sunday campaigning for the presidential hopeful at the Arcadia All Florida Championship Rodeo and Strawberry Festival in Florida, but she booked a flight back to Alaska after her husband's Sunday night accident.

"Todd Palin was in a very serious snow machine crash last night, currently hospitalized in intensive care," a source close to the family tells PEOPLE.

"Governor Palin has been on the phone with doctors and family all morning – booked best of limited flights back to Alaska via Tampa – will stop by Trump Tampa town gall on way to airport and not travel to Ohio or The Villages as planned."The source adds that Palin has been in touch with the Trump campaign, "who have been fantastically understanding as always that family comes first."

Just hours before the announcement, Palin was campaigning for the presidential hopeful at the Florida events among a crowd of Trump supporters.people people