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A custodian at a Northern Westchester school is being hailed as a hero after coming to the rescue of a student who was in danger of choking to death.
Angelo Alessandro, a custodial worker at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, rushed to the aid of a third-grade student who began choking while eating lunch last month.
Officials at the Lakeland Central School District said that Alessandro noticed the student in distress on Tuesday, April 20, who was not breathing and whose bottom lip was beginning to turn blue.
Alessandro was able to pull the food from the student’s mouth and gave him an abdominal thrust, which resulted in more food being dislodged and allowing the child to return to breathing normally.
Custodian saves third grader from choking in Mohegan Lake
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A custodian at an elementary school in Westchester County is a hero after saving the life of a choking student.
Angelo Alessandro works as a custodian at George Washington Elementary School in the Lakeland Central School District. My job is to any spill, anything. Clean up the table make sure if the kids need any help, Alessandro said.
On April 20, a third-grade student began choking during lunch.
Lunchtime in an elementary school cafeteria is pretty straight forward, lots of noise, lots of little bodies buzzing around. So it was the stillness that stood out to Alessandro.
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A custodian at a Northern Westchester school is being hailed as a hero after coming to the rescue of a student who was in danger of choking to death.
Angelo Alessandro, a custodial worker at George Washington Elementary School in Mohegan Lake, rushed to the aid of a third-grade student who began choking while eating lunch last month.
Officials at the Lakeland Central School District said that Alessandro noticed the student in distress on Tuesday, April 20, who was not breathing and whose bottom lip was beginning to turn blue.
Alessandro was able to pull the food from the student’s mouth and gave him an abdominal thrust, which resulted in more food being dislodged and allowing the child to return to breathing normally.
Custodian saves choking student at Mohegan Lake elementary school
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 07, 2021, 8:42am EDT
A custodian saved a choking student whose lips were turning blue as he stopped breathing at a Mohegan Lake school.
It happened at George Washington Elementary School in the Lakeland Central School District.
Angelo Alessandro rushed to the rescue the choking third grader.
He pulled food out of the boy s mouth and performed an abdominal thrust to dislodge more food, allowing a return to normal breathing.
Alessandro says he just did what anyone would do that day, but that it feels good to know he helped save a child s life.
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News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 07, 2021, 7:07am EDT
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