VIDEO: Off-duty state trooper saves choking man

Thursday, October 26, 2017
ROCKAWAY TWP., N.J. -- An off-duty New Jersey state trooper saved a man who was choking on his meal.

Surveillance video shows the incident at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Rockaway Township in North Jersey on Sunday.
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A man sitting at a table with a child begins to shows signs that he could not breathe.

Trooper Dennis Palaia notices and rushes over.
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The trooper performed the Heimlich maneuver, allowing the man to breath normally again.

State police say the man is expected to make a full recovery.
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