LAWRENCE, Kan. —

A teenager is being called a hero for jumping into action and saving a woman who was choking at an assisted living facility.

During a dinner at the Kansas assisted living facility, an 18-year-old woman began choking and could not speak or breathe. Advertisement

Adrian Mendoza immediately stepped up to help, performing the Heimlich maneuver.

"It took a couple tries, but I successfully dislodged what was choking her," he said.

Mendoza said he recognized the signs right away thanks to the Lawrence, Kansas, Police Department Teen Police Academy.

The woman who was choking is OK and extremely grateful that Mendoza was there to help.

"I'd rather be the person that knows I could save somebody if they're in trouble than be someone who just watches," Mendoza said.

His instr

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