Kansas City teacher’s quick thinking saves choking preschooler

GLADSTONE, Mo. (KCTV) – What began as a normal lunch period at a North Kansas City preschool nearly ended in tragedy, until one teacher refused to panic.

Cathy Campbell saved Eleanor’s life after the preschooler choked on a strawberry at lunch – performing the Heimlich maneuver saying the seconds felt like hours.

Eleanor’s mother, who had previously lost a child, says she was devastated – until she got the call that her daughter was okay…

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