Potsdam man’s organ donation helped eight people, family says
The family of Landon Flint, a Potsdam man who died after a workplace accident in Virginia, says his organ donation helped eight people.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
Landon Flint, 20, of Potsdam, died after a workplace accident in Virginia on Sept. 26, and his family says his decision to become an organ donor helped eight people. The family did not provide further details about the accident.
Flint graduated from Potsdam High School in 2024 and had been training in Seattle to become a commercial diver. His family said his body was returned to the North Country after being flown to Rochester, with bikers, police and fire trucks joining the trip. A celebration of life was scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. at the Potsdam Town and Country Club.
This story was written from a community submission and reviewed by a ClickNNY editor before publication.
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