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Ore. correctional officer saved the life of choking inmate

Sheriff Bruce Riley said Deputy Adam Hedrick saved the life of inmate Chris Anderson

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ALBANY, Ore. — A jail deputy performed the Heimlich maneuver on an inmate who was unable to breathe as he choked on a breakfast bar Friday morning.

Sheriff Bruce Riley said Deputy Adam Hedrick saved the life of inmate Chris Anderson.

Riley said the inmate told him he had choked on a breakfast bar and was not able to swallow, cough or breathe - and felt the deputy saved his life.

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