By Leila Merrill
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Former Shanksville Volunteer Fire Company Chief Terry Shaffer received a new heart on April 18, the Tribune-Democrat reported.
Shaffer – the longtime chief of the Shanksville Volunteer Fire Department, which was the first department to respond to the crash of United Airlines Flight 93 on Sept. 11, 2001 – had been hospitalized since late February because of advanced congestive heart failure and had waited five months for a donor heart.
The good news about a donor heart came on Easter Sunday.
Following a nine-hour procedure at the University of Pittsburgh Medical, Shaffer was recovering in stable condition.
Shanksville Chief Terry Shaffer reflects on how his family is inextricably linked to the tragedy – and how they continue to honor the victims and the community