In April 2008, the media reported that on 2 November 2007, Gordievsky had been taken by ambulance from his home in Surrey to a local hospital, where he spent 34 hours unconscious.
2. marraskuuta 2007 Gordijevski vietiin kotoaan Surreysta ambulanssilla sairaalaan, jossa hän oli 34 tuntia tajuttomana.