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A teenage restaurant employee is being hailed as a "hero" after footage was released of her saving a choking customer

Madison Brydels was seen calmly and quickly jumping into action to save a man dining at Budatan, a restaurant in Louisiana

The restaurant posted the now-viral security footage of the encounter on Facebook

A Louisiana teen’s quick thinking had a lifesaving outcome.

High school student and restaurant worker Madison Brydels promptly acted when a customer was choking, and the encounter was caught on video.

In the viral clip, Brydels is seen hanging up Halloween decorations at Budatan, a restaurant in Moss Bluff, La., when a man stood up out of his seat, gesturing that he was choking. Without missing a beat, the teen jumped into action, performing the Heimlich

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