EL MONTE, Calif.—El Monte police officers recently saved the life of an 8-year-old boy who was choking on a piece of candy, with officials June 7 crediting the use of a device designed to help remove obstructions from people’s airways.
According to the El Monte Police Department, Officers Raul Vega and Dennis Chiu and Cpl. Carlos Tello responded around 8 p.m. last Monday to a home where a child was choking. Mr. Vega was the first to arrive at the scene and located Ethan Cante unconscious with his air passage blocked by a piece of candy.
