Alaska man misses lifesaving heart transplant surgery after winter storm cancels flight to Seattle, report says

Dec 31 2022 by Business Insider

 
An information board shows canceled flights on December 22, 2022, as the winter storm wreaked havoc on travel plans.

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A man in his 50s had an eight-hour window to get from Alaska to Seattle for a heart transplant. His flights were canceled because of the massive winter storm, NBC News reported. The heart was donated to someone else, and the man missed his potentially lifesaving surgery.

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