Watch this high-schooler jump into action to save a choking man

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Harriet Rigby

Oct 18, 2025

Madison Brydels was at her workplace at a restaurant in Moss Point, Louisiana, when a patron stood up and signaled that he was choking.

Watch how she reacted:

Yes, without hesitating for a moment, Brydels, a high school student, jumped down from a chair and performed the Heimlich maneuver on the man.

Brydels told KPLC,

I rushed over to him and I gave him the Heimlich maneuver, and right after that, I patted his back and went to the back and finished my shift.

I hope she got a good tip after that casual lifesaving!

The high school student says that she was never trained on how to perform the Heimlich, but this was her second time using it, after previously using it on her dad when he was choking.

She went on to say,

I honestly don't see myself as a hero. It was just a natural reaction. If it was anybody I would have done it to anybody, like, honestly.


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