JUST ONE STATION: Fall River restaurant cook saves co-worker from choking

FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) – A cook at a Barrett’s Alehouse in Fall River is being hailed a hero after he jumped into action to help a co-worker who was choking during their shift Tuesday night.

Curtis Medeiros said his normal shift turned into a life-saving moment when a co-worker called out his name.

“I was cooking chicken at the time, and when I’m in my zone I don’t pay attention to nothing. So I was just like moving back and forth in-between my station,” Medeiros said. “She barely, like barely, got it out. I looked at her, her face was beat red, and I just ran as fast as I possibly could in that little space.”…

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