A Pennsylvania mother has voiced her relief after her toddler son was transported nearly 90 miles through a storm for life-saving surgery with the help of a snowplow and multiple emergency services.

The 23-month-old boy, suffering from a congenital heart defect, arrived safely for an emergency procedure which saved his life.

The child - who has not been named - is now in a stable condition after being transported through a snowstorm yesterday afternoon, which saw 20in of snow fall in the east of the state.

PA State Police posted a picture of the operation after the toddler was transported for lifesaving surgery

The young boy - who has not been named - was transported 88.1 miles to receive critical medical attention at the Geisinger Children's Hospital

State troopers joined forces with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Pennsylvania National Guard and Suburban EMS to ensure he reached the Geisinger Children’s Hospital in Danville safely.

PA State Police wrote on Facebook that the child needed an 'emergency medical prodecure', and posted: 'The snow doesn't stop us!'

State governor Tom Wolf said the child had arrived safely

The mother of the boy, who was born prematurely with a serious heart defect, said he would have died if he was not moved.

He had been at Pocono Medical Centre, which was not equipped to best help the critical pediatric patient.

She told NBC10: 'This hospital made sure to do everything they could to make sure our son got to his specialist to make sure to get him his best care.'

After details of the operation were posted on Facebook, thousands of comments praise state police and their partners for saving the boy.

Karen Savage wrote: 'This brought tears to my eyes! Love hearing about the wonderful things all of these people do!'

State governor Tom Wolf said the child had arrived safely, telling Pix11: 'The National Guard followed up to make sure that if anything happened, they could help.'

More than 8,000 flights were cancelled because of the storm, but resumed late yesterday afternoon.

Officials declared a state of emergency in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland.