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A human heart and other vital organs from a local donor take off from the airport in Ontario County on a life-saving mission.
CANANDAIGUA In the wee hours of Nov. 20, two jets touched down at the Canandaigua Airport. Landing in the predawn darkness of a chilly morning the Friday before Thanksgiving were surgical teams and support crew on a mission. The death of a young man from an overdose would save lives hundreds of miles away. But first, a team involving six pilots, four aircraft, four ambulance crews and six surgical personnel would have to accomplish what might be routine for them, yet extraordinary for those on the ground at the general aviation airport in Ontario County.