Horrifying moment helicopter carrying donor heart crashes on roof of LA hospital - organ is rescued

Horrifying moment helicopter carrying donor heart crashes on roof of LA hospital - but organ is rescued before being DROPPED by a doctor and transplanted into a patient Helicopter flew from San Diego to Keck Hospital in East Los Angeles on Friday  The medical helicopter was carrying a donor heart that was to be transplanted  Just after 3:15pm, the helicopter made its descent toward rooftop helipad  Amateur video shows helicopter spinning out of control during the landing  Helicopter fell onto its side and debris was sent flying toward the sidewalk Pilot suffered minor injuries and two others on board were unharmed Firefighters used 'jaws of life' to retrieve heart and gave it to medical worker But the medical worker tripped and fell, dropping the organ onto the floor Fortunately, the organ was not damaged and transplant was successful  A helicopter delivering a donated human heart to a hospital in East Los Angeles crashed on the roof on Friday, and a doctor dropped the organ when it was rescued from the wreckage before it was eventually transplanted successfully.  Luckily the three people aboard the helicopter escaped without serious injuries, despite the terrifying rooftop crash.  Dramatic amateur video shows the private eight-seat helicopter ambulance spinning out of control moments before the pilot was set to land it onto the roof of Keck Hospital in Boyle Heights just after 3:15pm on Friday. The aircraft landed on its side. Luckily, none of the three people on board were injured seriously. The Los Angeles Fire Department rescue services used the 'jaws of life' to retrieve the organ, which was inside the aircraft. The rescue services then gave the organ to a medical worker, who tripped and fell, dropping the heart. Luckily, the organ wasn't damaged. The rescue services then gave the organ to a medical worker, who tripped and fell, dropping the heart. Luckily, the organ wasn't damaged. Video shows rescue workers working quickly to save the organ, which was stranded inside the helicopter. They used the 'jaws of life,' the nickname given to hydraulic rescue tools, to cut through the metal and retrieve the heart. They managed to hand the organ to a medical worker, who promptly turned around and rushed inside the hospital. But the medical worker then tripped over helicopter debris, dropping the heart. Luckily, no damage was done to the organ.