Teacher’s aide saves 7-year-old choking at Cliffside Park school

CLIFFSIDE PARK, New Jersey (WABC) — Kayla Lopez, 7, was consuming lunch in her Cliffside Park classroom when she began choking.

“I used to be consuming some steak, I used to be sitting down, then my steak sort of bought caught,” mentioned Kayla

Fortunately, instructor’s aide Jessica Foster got here from her classroom and used the Heimlich maneuver to dislodge a bit of steak caught in Kayla’s windpipe.

The household is feeling an indication of reduction and is grateful that the aide stepped up when their daughter was struggling to breathe.

“She simply put all worry apart – no hesitation. She did what she did and he or she saved my child’s life,” mentioned Kayla’s mom Natasha Madrid.

“I am grateful that she jumped into that adrenaline mode, I am gonna do what I gotta do and no extra penalties, regardless of the state of affairs is, we’re gonna get this accomplished,” mentioned her dad, John Lopez.

Kayla’s dad is a police officer within the close by Guttenberg Police Division and he and his spouse say Jessica is an angel.

After a bit of steak popped out of Kayla’s mouth, emergency assist arrived, however the little lady was feeling higher and Jessica stayed along with her till her dad arrived to choose up his daughter.

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