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A plane heading for Dallas, Texas, had to turn around and return to Seattle Airport in Washington, DC, when the crew realized that one human heart that should have been removed from this city, was still on board.
The incident occurred on Sunday (9) on the 3606 flight of Southwest Airlines. According to the Seattle Times newspaper, pbadengers were surprised when the captain announced on the sound system that they would be forced to return to the starting point and explained the reason.
The heart of the city of Sacramento should have stayed in Seattle, where it would be received by a hospital, according to the airline, which could not specify whether it would be used for a transplant. The company also could not tell if a patient's life was in danger because of the delay.
According to the Seattle Times, pbadengers were more concerned about the issue of time, which could make use of the heart unachievable, than by the delay taken by their own trip. Dr. Andrew Gottschalk, a staff member on board, said that after the initial shock, everyone was understandable because it was "saving a life".
After a three-hour flight, the plane landed in Seattle, according to a statement signed by Southwest Airlines spokesman Dan Landson, and the "vital cargo" was landed. He explained that the company had decided that the aircraft should return because it was "absolutely necessary to deliver the cargo to its destination as soon as possible".
The airline did not disclose the name of the person who shipped the heart, indicating only that it was a company specializing in shipments "essential to the "life", which could mean organs to be transplanted, medicines or special equipment for emergency treatment. .
The paper could not identify which hospital in Seattle would be the fate of the heart. The transport of organs in commercial aircraft is rare, and most of the time, the trips are made on private flights, the time that the material arrives on the deadlines.
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