Canadian freestyle-skier Sarah Burke, who died in a training accident last week, wanted to be an organ donor. Burke, 29, was one of the top half-pipe athletes in the world at the time of her death.
Burke family publicist said, “In accordance with Sarah’s wishes, her family has donated her organs and tissues to save the lives of others,” according to the International Business Times.
Burke fell in the Eagle Superpipe in Park City, Utah and ruptured her vertebral artery, which supplies blood to the brain, leading to an internal hemorrhage and causing her to go into cardiac arrest.
Individuals in the U.S. can designate their desire to become organ donors on their driver's license. Yahoo! Sports recommends letting your wishes to donate be known to family members, close friends, physician, or clergy, and to include it in your will. Even the donation of one organ may be enough to save a life.
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