An 8-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after saving the life of his choking friend in the elementary school cafeteria.

And for a second, I didn’t know what he was doing. But finally, I realized that he was choking, so I just decided to do the Heimlich,” Thomas told KYMA. Isaiah had started choking on a grape.

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And for a second, I didn’t know what he was doing. But finally, I realized that he was choking, so I just decided to do the Heimlich,” Thomas told KYMA. Isaiah had started choking on a grape.

Thomas Conley, who was seated next to the choking student, realized what was happening and quickly wrapped his arms around the student and successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver.

Conley immediately performed the Heimlich maneuver — also known as abdominal thrusts — on Isaiah Rodriguez, which dislodged the grape. Boy Facing Blindness Gets Life-changing Eye Surgery: ‘Such A ...