A teenager from Derry who saved a girl from choking has been described as a 'human angel' by her mother.
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Blake Mitchell was out with friends a week ago when 12-year-old Kayla Boreland was hurt after a fall. The 14-year-old carefully placed Kayla into the recovery position and held her tongue to free her airways.Blake stayed with Kayla until help arrived at the scene. "Blake ran over and said that the girl was making sort of gargling noises and immediately knew she was choking and just instinctively knew to try make sure she could breath.""We are just so thankful because it could have been a very different story," she said.
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