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Texas Girl, 10, Uses Heimlich to Save Brother, 7, on Backyard Trampoline

Police released video of the rescue, highlighting first-aid skills the girl had learned.

Overview

  • The siblings were playing a trampoline game that involved popping sour candy when Logan began choking.
  • Lia delivered back blows and abdominal thrusts that dislodged the candy, as shown in footage shared by the Lavon Police Department.
  • Their mother, Heather James, told NBC News the video was hard to watch and said she was proud of her daughter.
  • James works with the department’s special programs division, which offers courses on choking response and other life‑saving skills.
  • UK outlets republished the clip alongside NHS and St John Ambulance guidance on how to respond when a child is choking.