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Transplant Team Dies in Helicopter Crash

Mayo Clinic crew on way to pick up heart

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted Dec 27, 2011 12:01 AM CST

(Newser) – A heart surgeon and a transplant expert from the Mayo Clinic were killed along with the pilot when their helicopter crashed in northern Florida as they raced to pick up a heart for transplant. The team was on its way from Jacksonville to Gainesville when... Read full story »

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organ transplants • heart transplants • Mayo Clinic • helicopter crash

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Transplant Team Dies in Helicopter Crash

Mayo Clinic crew on way to pick up heart

organ transplants • heart transplants • Mayo Clinic • helicopter crash

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