In an unusual event caught on the dash cam of a Kalamazoo, Michigan police vehicle, police officer Jason Gates saved the life of a woman choking during a traffic stop.

Officer Gates pulled over an SUV after seeing it run a red light in Kalamazoo on Saturday. When he got out and approached the vehicle, the vehicle’s door opened slightly. When he got to the vehicle, Gates immediately saw that the woman was in distress and choking and so pounded on her back.

When that did not work, Gates pulled the choking woman from her vehicle and performed the Heimlich Maneuver on her. After the third try, Gate’s actions dislodged the sausage and biscuit the woman had stuck in her throat.

The Grateful woman gave the rescuing officer a big hug after the incident.

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