Indiana State Trooper on dinner break saves choking woman
Sun-Times Media August 22, 2011 4:56PM
Indiana State Police Trooper Gary Runde
Updated: November 3, 2011 4:57PM
An Indiana State Trooper on his dinner break was at the right place at the right time to save a woman’s life.
Trooper Gary Runde was at a Crown Point restaurant when Katrina Wright, 36, of Lowell began choking around 7:10 p.m. Sunday.
As Runde approached, Wright placed her hands around her throat and nodded yes when asked if she was choking, according to a release from the state police.
The four-year veteran of the state police then administered “emergency abdominal thrusts,” and after a few attempts the object was dislodged, allowing Wright to breathe again, the release said.
She was taken to Franciscan Saint Anthony Health in Crown Point for observation.
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