Hero Newburgh security guard awarded for saving fifth-grade girl while choking
A hero school security guard from Newburgh was awarded today for saving a fifth-grader choking during lunch.
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36ds agoA hero
school security guard from Newburgh was awarded today for saving a fifth-grader
choking during lunch.
Hector
Almodovar received the New York state “Liberty Medal” – which is the highest honor given by the
state Senate.
Almodovar
is a retired NYPD officer who was on lunch duty at Balmville Elementary School
last April when he saw then-fifth grader, Ariana Miranda, choking on a piece of
orange.
He
performed the Heimlich maneuver on the young girl three times and saved her
life.
“It’s
an honor to accept this award. It was all Ariana. I’m just happy she’s okay and
she’s safe. Thank God,” said Almodovar.
Almodovar
served 25 years with the NYPD before retiring and working for the Newburgh
school district.
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