By Riley
Yesterday New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu sprang into action after a contestant at the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Competition began to choke.
"The gentleman at the far end, who I was kind of watching — I glanced over, I could tell very quickly, he took, took a pause — he was having trouble getting something down," Sununu said.
Christian Moreno a contestant in the Lobster Roll Eating, began to signal for help, tapping on his chest and looking to get the stuck piece of lobster out of his windpipe as he began to struggle to breathe.
"I started saying, 'He's choking, he's choking,' and I could tell people weren't responding. So I just moved forward and immediately started to kind of give him the Heimlich," Sununu said.
Sununu jumped in, moving to give Moreno four or five compressions before first responders took over and helped free the stuck piece of lobster.
After Moreno's windpipe and throat were clear, he went right back to eating. Moreno said that this was his first eating competition.
Moreno said that he is grateful as he realizes that this situation could have been much worse. However, he said that he is determined to be back next year.
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