A quick-thinking Asda worker saved the life of a toddler who started choking on a sweet while shopping with his mum.
The three-year-old’s frantic mum ran to the customer service desk pleading for help after her son began choking at the supermarket in Chorley. Asda staff member Antony - a trained first-aider - wasted no time in coming to the little boy’s rescue, tilting him over and slapping him on the back until the sweet ‘flew out’. “It was all over in about 45 seconds,” said Antony. “His poor mum was sat on the floor hysterical, which is understandable.
' Join our new WhatsApp Community to get the latest news and top stories from across Lancashire directly to your phone. A spokesperson for Asda said: “A huge well done to Antony from our Chorley store for saving the life of a three-year-old boy who was choking on a sweet while out shopping with his family.
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