Der Spiegel magazine reported that former German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered a cruciate ligament tear last summer.
And a German magazine wrote about it, saying: “Merkel is sitting on a black sofa, cross-legged and leaning on a bright red pillow decorated with a heart. In the summer, she injured her knee in Salzburg (a city in Austria), at a restaurant she visited with husband.”
Spiegel went on to talk about the incident, saying: “A separate room (bath house) was reserved for the famous couple, as Angela Merkel says of them.”
Describing the moment of the accident, Merkel reportedly “slipped on the wet boards and tore her cruciate ligament” and was quoted as saying, “Austrians are always so excited when it comes to celebrities, which makes the accident almost international.” “
Source: Spiegel