9-Year-Old Saves Choking Classmate on School Playground

Jayceon Branch performed the Heimlich maneuver on his friend after learning the technique from a YouTube video.

Jayceon Branch, a 9-year-old student at Raleigh Oak Charter School in North Carolina, saved his 7-year-old friend, Donye Moore, from choking during recess.
Donye began choking on a granola bar while playing basketball, prompting Jayceon to perform the Heimlich maneuver, which successfully cleared his airway.
Jayceon learned the life-saving technique by watching a YouTube video and applied it instinctively during the emergency.
The incident was captured on school surveillance cameras, and both boys were celebrated in a special school event for their bravery and teamwork.
Parents and school officials praised Jayceon for his quick thinking, with the school’s executive director calling him a hero.