Thiruvananthapuram, Sept. 11 -- The heart of 33-year-old Isaac, a Kollam native who succumbed to injuries from a road accident, was airlifted from Thiruvananthapuram to Kochi on Thursday, to give a new lease of life to 28-year-old Ajeen Elias of Angamaly.

The heart was transported from KIMS Hospital to the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport and then flown by air ambulance to Ernakulam. It was later taken to Lisie Hospital, Kochi, where Dr. Jose Periappuram and his team are leading the transplant surgery.

Isaac, a hotel owner from Kottarakkara, sustained critical injuries on September 6 after being hit by a bike while crossing the road. Despite being on ventilator support, his life could not be saved, and doctors confirmed brain de...