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One 15-year-old saves nearly one hundred lives with organ donation

Posted at 6:32 AM, Mar 27, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-27 06:39:34-04

A tragedy for one family turned into a life-saving moment for many others.

When a 15-year-old died in a car accident, his organs went on to save almost a hundred lives.

Luke Bautista's family is now meeting with some of the people his son saved through organ donation.

Luke's family says that knowing other people have been saved is helping them through the grieving process.

There are currently more than 120,000 people waiting for an organ transplant.

Interested in organ donation? Visit donatelifeohio.org