BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) – A Boynton Beach Police officer was caught on video saving an elderly woman who was choking on a vegetable.
Officer Chris Schalk could be seen performing the Heimlich maneuver on an 82-year-old woman inside a Golden Corral restaurant, Sunday night.
NEW #VIDEO: Watch the moment @bbpd Officer Chris Schalk saved the life of an 82-year-old woman who was choking on broccoli Sunday night at @goldencorral. #bbpdpride #ThursdayInspiration pic.twitter.com/HgDatHm7Va
— bbpd (@BBPD) September 26, 2019
He performed the life-saving maneuver to dislodge a piece of broccoli.
Schalk’s department shared the moment on Twitter, Thursday morning.
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