David Bennett's death comes two months after he received the heart transplant.

The man who received a groundbreaking pig-to-human heart transplant has died, just two months after the surgery. David Bennett, 57, died on Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

"We are devastated by the loss of Mr. Bennett. He proved to be a brave and noble patient who fought all the way to the end,” Dr. Bartley Griffith, who performed the surgery at the Baltimore hospital, said in a statement.

From left, David Bennett Jr., Preston Bennett, David Bennett Sr., Gillian Bennett, Nicole (Bennett) McCray, Sawyer Bennett, Kristi Bennett in 2019.​​​​​​; Courtesy of the Bennett Family.

Bennett's cause of death has not been released yet. Though doctors say that his condition had started to deteriorate several days before.

"We are grateful for every innovative moment, every crazy dream, every sleepless night that went into this historic effort," said David Bennett Jr. "We hope this story can be the beginning of hope and not the end."

*This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly.