Retired CdA teacher stuck in Mexico

A Coeur d’Alene family is desperately trying to get their mother home.

Vikki Moormann went on a trip with her sister-in-law to Nuevo Vallarta in Mexico on April 30. She fell ill, went to a doctor’s office, and then was sent to the hospital. Then, her son, Ryan, got a phone call from the hospital, saying that they had to pay her bill or she wouldn’t be able to leave. Ryan says it’s like his mom is being held hostage.

“I’m so frustrated,” Vikki said over the phone Wednesday. “I’ve been spending my morning crying.”

Ryan just got the itemized bill Wednesday and it says they have to pay nearly $35,000 USD/ Katie Chen , KHQ. More here.