Lifeguard saves 10-month-old from choking to death

Wednesday, June 12, 2019
SEASIDE HEIGHTS, New Jersey -- A lifeguard is being hailed a hero after saving a 10-month-old baby from choking to death.

Pete Laquaglia was on his break on the boardwalk Friday when he said he heard screaming.
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He ran to help and found the child choking on a piece of plastic. He put the baby over his knee and performed the Heimlich maneuver to clear the child's throat.

The baby made a full recovery.
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