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'Hometown Hero' Staffer Saves Choking Second Grader At Commack School 'Hometown Hero' Staffer Saves Choking Second Grader At Commack School
'Hometown Hero' Staffer Saves Choking Second Grader At Commack School She was in the right place at the right time. An employee at a Long Island elementary school is being hailed a hero after saving a student from choking. The frightening incident happened Friday, March 8, in Commack, at Wood Park Primary School on New Highway. Commack School District officials said school monitor Francesca Augello was making her usual rounds in the cafeteria when she spotted a second-grade boy choking on a piece of pizza. Without missing a beat, Augello performed the Heimlich maneuver on the 8-year-old and was able to clear his airway. The six-year employee credited her …
WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader
What A Hero Looks Like: Law Enforcement Vet Rescues Choking South Hackensack 3rd Grader A South Hackensack third-grader who was choking during lunch was rescued by a school safety officer. It was noontime when a Memorial School classmate saw the boy choking and ran to get Laura Schreck. Schreck, a retired New Jersey State Parole Board lieutenant, brought more than 25 years of law enforcement experience when the South Hackensack Board of Education hired her in 2022.  Schreck removed the boy from the lunchroom, delivered multiple back blows and used the Heimlich Maneuver to eventually free his airway. "We are grateful to have [Schreck], who is a true asset to our communit…
Great Save: Commack's Own Bob Costas Saves Diner's Life Using Heimlich, Report Says Great Save: Commack's Own Bob Costas Saves Diner's Life Using Heimlich, Report Says
Great Save: Commack's Own Bob Costas Saves Diner's Life Using Heimlich, Report Says A famed NBC sports broadcaster, born and raised in New York, is being called a hero after he apparently saved a restaurant-goer’s life, according to a new report. Long Island native Bob Costas, the legendary commentator and Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee from Commack, became a hero when he performed the Heimlich maneuver on a fellow diner at a restaurant, an exclusive report by Page Six claims. It has not been revealed where Costas was dining at the time of the incident, but the magazine reported that when another patron at the eatery, who was not seated with the broadcaster, b…
School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown
School Worker Saves Choking Student In Yorktown A custodian is being hailed as a hero by school district officials in Northern Westchester for saving the life of a choking elementary school student.  Custodian Craig Nelson was honored by the Yorktown Central School District's Board of Education for his life-saving actions during their meeting on Monday, June 12.  Nelson was recognized for his quick thinking on Thursday, May 11, when a student at Mohansic Elementary School experienced a choking incident while eating. After noticing this, Nelson ran over and performed the Heimlich maneuver until the food object was succ…
Viral Video Shows Twin Saving Choking Brother At Leicester Middle School Viral Video Shows Twin Saving Choking Brother At Leicester Middle School
Viral Video Shows Twin Saving Choking Brother At Leicester Middle School A video of a 12-year-old Worcester County girl using the Heimlich maneuver on her choking twin brother has made the two viral stars.  Amelia Loverme said she didn't think about what to do and just acted when she saw her brother Charlie choking on a piece of cheese in the lunchroom of Leicester Middle School earlier this month.  The 12-year-old wrapped her arms around Charlie, and with a few quick, sharp blows, she dislodged the immobile mozzarella. Within seconds, the story changed from horror to hero.  "It was just instinct," Amelia Loverme told CBS News. "I didn't really know what to do…
Teacher's Aide Rescues Choking Child In Cliffside Park Teacher's Aide Rescues Choking Child In Cliffside Park
Teacher's Aide Rescues Choking Child In Cliffside Park Young Kayla Lopez was having lunch at Cliffside Park’s No. 3 school when a piece of meat suddenly got stuck. The choking 7-year-old was in distress and terribly frightened. Seeing what was happening, teacher’s aide Jessica Foster rushed over and dislodged the food with the Heimlich maneuver, said Kayla’s mom, Natasha Madrid. That wasn’t all, however. Foster held tight to Kayla, who was still “in shock and trembling” when Madrid’s husband arrived at the Palisade Avenue school to pick her up, her mom said. “She hugged Kayla, making her feel safe until one of us could get there,” Madrid sa…
Rutgers Dining Hall Worker Saved Life Of Choking Student When No One Else Knew How Rutgers Dining Hall Worker Saved Life Of Choking Student When No One Else Knew How
Rutgers Dining Hall Worker Saved Life Of Choking Student When No One Else Knew How Melanie Buschgans was at dinner with friends at Rutgers University's Livingston Dining Hall Feb. 4 when something unusual happened: She began to choke. The Waldwick native tried washing the cucumbers down with water to no avail. Then, her friends started to panic. "We went to the front desk and they didn't know what to do," recalls Buschgans, 18. And so, Buschgans' friends began yelling out for help. Halil Bektas, who works in the beverage section in the cafeteria, heard some noise. It's not unusual for college students to be noisy, so at first, he ignored it. But then Bektas turned aroun…
Ride Share Driver Choking On Gum Saved By PAPD Officer At Newark Airport Ride Share Driver Choking On Gum Saved By PAPD Officer At Newark Airport
Ride Share Driver Choking On Gum Saved By Papd Officer At Newark Airport A fast-acting Port Authority Police Officer came to the rescue of a choking ride share driver at Newark Airport last week. Ziva Yildiz was crouched over the roadway of Pitcairn Road when PAPD Officer Len Hoffman spotted him around 3:25 p.m. Friday, Oct. 7, his department said. Hoffman sprang into action by performing the life-saving Heimlich maneuver and, after eight abdominal thrusts, the gum blocking the driver’s airway was released. Yildiz said he was extremely grateful for Officer Hoffman.
Adams Diner Owner Saves Choking Woman, Report Says Adams Diner Owner Saves Choking Woman, Report Says
Adams Diner Owner Saves Choking Woman, Report Says The owner of a Western Massachusetts diner is being praised after saving a choking customer, News10 ABC reports. Peter Oleskiewicz told the outlet the scary incident happened Wednesday, Aug. 17, inside his Berkshire County restaurant, Miss Adams Diner, located on Park Street in Adams. When an elderly woman began choking, employees tried asking her about what she ate and offered her water, but Oleskiewicz said she was unable to respond. That’s when he sprang into action, implying in his interview with News10 that he performed the Heimlich maneuver. “With just one try it came out, so we’r…
East Orange Teacher Saves Student Choking On Water Bottle Cap East Orange Teacher Saves Student Choking On Water Bottle Cap
East Orange Teacher Saves Student Choking On Water Bottle Cap The moment a New Jersey math teacher came to the rescue of a 9-year-old student choking on a bottle cap was captured in an action-packed video clip making headlines across the state. Robert, a third-grade student at the East Orange Community Charter School, had gotten the cap stuck in his throat after trying to remove it from a water bottle with his mouth during a lesson on Wednesday, April 6, News12 Bronx reports. The clip first shows Robert running to the sink and attempting to “cough it out,” as he describes in an interview with ABC. When that failed, he ran to his teacher, JaNiece Jen…
HERO: Video Shows Jersey Shore Detective Save Choking Girl's Life With Heimlich Maneuver HERO: Video Shows Jersey Shore Detective Save Choking Girl's Life With Heimlich Maneuver
Hero: Video Shows Jersey Shore Detective Save Choking Girl's Life With Heimlich Maneuver A police officer sprung into action to save a choking girl he  at a local cafe near the Jersey Shore -- and it was all caught on video (scroll down for video). Manchester Det. Richard Jupinka was on-duty grabbing lunch at Café Napoli when he noticed the young girl was choking on July 14.  Realizing the girl's life was in danger, Jupinka went over the to girl's table as her uncle unsuccessfully attempted the Heimlich maneuver, police said. Jupinka took over and, through the use of the Heimlich maneuver, was able to quickly clear the food obstruction from the child’s airway.  🚨Manchest…
HEROES: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man HEROES: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man
Heroes: Off-Duty EMTs, Officer Coincidentally Dining At Same Rahway Restaurant Save Choking Man A group of off-duty EMTs and an off-duty police officer who all happened to be eating at the same Rahway restaurant sprung into action to save a man choking on his food Monday night. The six medics and the officer were dining at The Waiting Room in Rahway, when the man began choking on a piece of steak around 9:30 p.m. Elizabeth EMT Amber Henderson, 27, was the first to notice. "I happened to look over and saw a woman standing up and hitting a man on the back," she told Daily Voice. Henderson stood up slowly to see if the man was able to get the food out, but noticed very quickly that wa…
HERO: North Jersey Girl Scout Saves Mom's Life HERO: North Jersey Girl Scout Saves Mom's Life
Hero: North Jersey Girl Scout Saves Mom's Life A Girl Scout from North Jersey is receiving national recognition for saving the life of her mother and troop leader. Marley Madureia, 13, was granted the Medal of Honor -- a lifesaving award by the Girl Scouts of the United States of America -- for springing into action when her mom, Peggy Madureia, began choking at their family's home in Nutley last January. A pill that Peggy was taking for a sinus infection became lodged in her throat. Unable to breathe or communicate, she began banging the kitchen sink for help. "Being a Girl Scout, Marley remained calm and immediately began the Heimli…
Jagger Diem, 18, Worked At Assisted Living Facility In Northern Westchester During COVID Crisis Jagger Diem, 18, Worked At Assisted Living Facility In Northern Westchester During COVID Crisis
Jagger Diem, 18, Worked At Assisted Living Facility In Northern Westchester During COVID Crisis Jagger Michael Diem, a 2019 graduate of Fox Lane High School in Bedford who worked at an assisted living facility in Northern Westchester during the COVID-19 crisis, died suddenly Tuesday morning, Aug. 25. He was 18. He was born in New York City on Oct. 30, 2001 and was a resident of Ossining for the past year.  He played in Rock Ensemble and had many friendships from his days at the Boys & Girls Club in Mount Kisco, according to his obituary.  He was most proud of working at Atria On The Hudson, an assisted living facility in Ossining, where he served as essential…
Pascack Valley High School Teacher Springs Into Action To Save Choking Student Pascack Valley High School Teacher Springs Into Action To Save Choking Student
Pascack Valley High School Teacher Springs Into Action To Save Choking Student Julianne Downes was teaching her culinary arts students at Pascack Valley High School how to prepare chicken when she noticed something wasn't right. One of the students on March 13 was having trouble breathing and couldn't speak.  That's when Downes jumped into action -- remembering the CPR training the teachers recently had -- and gave her student the heimlich maneuver, the district said in a release. It took nearly 20 times Downes said, but finally, the chicken came out and the student began breathing and required no further medical attention. The district's superintende…
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest
Sacred Heart Denies Wrongdoing In Student's Choking Death During Pancake Eating Contest Sacred Heart University is denying any wrongdoing in a student's choking death during a pancake eating contest in 2017. In court documents filed Tuesday in Superior Court in Bridgeport, the college's attorney's blamed Caitlin Nelson’s own actions in her death in response to a lawsuit brought by Nelson’s mother. Nelson, 20, who was studying social work and was a member of Kappa Delta sorority, was rushed to St. Vincent's Medical Center in March 2017 after choking on the pancakes during a charity fundraiser.  Her mother, Rosanne Nelson, of Clark, New Jersey, who is seeking dam…
HEROES: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron HEROES: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron
Heroes: Westwood Officers, Off-Duty State Police Major Rescue Choking Diner Patron A Westwood diner patron was turning blue and not breathing after a piece of food got lodged in his throat on New Year’s Day. Off-duty New Jersey State Police Major Michael Rinaldi was rendering aid when Westwood Police Officers Greg Dorfman and Stephanie Laurent arrived at the Westwood Diner & Pancake House on Old Hook Road around 1:50 p.m. Tuesday. Rinaldi and the officers used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge the food, then did chest compressions to revive him, Police Chief Michael Pontillo said. Members of the Westwood Volunteer Ambulance Squad them took the man across the street …
HERO: Montvale Special PD Officer Saves Choking Pascack Hills Student, 17 HERO: Montvale Special PD Officer Saves Choking Pascack Hills Student, 17
Hero: Montvale Special PD Officer Saves Choking Pascack Hills Student, 17 MONTVALE, N.J. – A Montvale special in-school police officer rescued a choking 17-year-old Pascack Hills High School student by using the Heimlich maneuver, authorities said. Special Law Enforcement Officer III Roger Caron was patrolling the interior of the Montvale school when he came across the girl, who was “exhibiting signs of distress due to choking,” Police Chief Jeremy Abrams. “Her face was turning blue, she was unable to speak and she had her hands to her neck displaying the universal choking sign,” Abrams said. Caron asked her if she was choking, to which she nodded her head “yes,…
Hero Peekskill DPW Employee Honored By Police Hero Peekskill DPW Employee Honored By Police
Hero Peekskill DPW Employee Honored By Police Peekskill Police Department gave "a big shout out" this week to Shawn Dasecke, a city Department of Public Works employee who was honored at the Common Council meeting. Dasecke observed a male sitting in a car who appeared to be in distress.  Acting immediately, Dasecke realized the man was choking, removed him from the vehicle and performed the Heimlich Manuever.  "These actions saved a life and to that we are extremely proud, as I'm sure is his father, Gary Dasecke, a retired Peekskill PD Lieutenant," the Police Department wrote in a Facebook post:  "Great job Sh…