Mangaluru: In yet another cadaver donation, a brain-dead man's organs were harvested at the city's AJ Hospital here on Wednesday April 20.

Vijayakanth, a 20-year-old masonry worker from Mullur village of Somwarpet in Kodagu district met with an accident on April 14 at around 6 pm at Siddapura, Kodagu.

Vijayakanth sustained head injuries and was taken to Father Muller Medical College Hospital and was later shifted to AJ Hospital. Vijayakanth was admitted to AJ Hospital on April 16 at around 9 pm. He was declared brain dead on April 19.

Soon after learning about the brain death, the team at AJ Hospital swung into action and approached Vijayakanth's brother Ramesh and other family members for organ donation.

With the family's consent, the organ retrieval process was started at 3 in the morning. Harvested organs have been distributed as per ZCCK directive. The liver was taken to Bengaluru's Apollo Hospital on April 20 morning. One kidney was taken to to KMC, Manipal and one kidney is being transplanted at AJ Hospital.

Vijayakanth is survived by father Pakiraswamy, mother Mani, older brother Ramesh and younger sister. Parents are labourers and brother Ramesh is a mason and sister has completed her 9th standard.