Overview
- A Cook County Sheriff's Office post on Oct. 25 shared video of the incident that occurred last month on Ellis Avenue in Ford Heights.
- Footage shows a black SUV stopping as a woman exits clutching her chest before Officer Zachary Finn performs the Heimlich maneuver.
- Officials said the maneuver dislodged the obstruction and the woman regained her ability to breathe.
- Paramedics evaluated her at the scene, and she declined further medical treatment before driving away safely.
- The Sheriff's Office publicly commended Finn in the social post, and no additional medical or investigative updates were provided.