Elementary School Principal saves a child from choking on a water bottle cap
@Deepizzaguy (115587)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
October 29, 2025 4:14pm CST
Piper Irwin who is an eight year old girl who attends Miami Elementary School in Clinton Township went to take a sip from her water bottle earlier this month when she began to choke when the small cap ended winding up in the back of her throat when she began to drink from the bottle.
Dr. Katie Shellabarger who is the principal of the school took action and expertise on using the Heimlich Manuever on Piper's throat to remove the object from her throat.
Piper and Katie have become close friends since the incident where Katie saved Piper likely passing away from the small object getting into her throat.
Link is msn.com/en-us/video/pe...
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@RasmaSandra (90351)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Oct
Did not think that could ever happen, Glad she was saved,
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
I am in agreement with you that Karen did a wonderful job rescuing Piper from choking.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
I am in agreement with you. Objects are getting smaller these days.
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@snowy22315 (198114)
• United States
30 Oct
She was in the right place at the right time!
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
Dr Katie has knowledge of the Heimlich Maneuver to save lives.
@innertalks (23282)
• Australia
29 Oct
This type of bottle is dangerous for young people not aware enough to remove the cap properly first. She must have wanted a drink in a hurry, and it was good the principle knew what to do, and saved her from possibly dying.
I did something like this when I was a kid too, as I went into my mother's room, and got one of her perfume bottles, put it up to my nose, and took a big sniff of it, and the small rubber stoper still in it, got breathed up into my nostril, blocking it, and necessitating me going to the doctor to get it removed too.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Oct
Sorry to learn about your accident when you were younger.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
Kids do like to do things that get them in trouble.
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@porwest (110304)
• United States
19h
@Deepizzaguy As a kid who was ALWAYS in trouble, I can relate. lol
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@celticeagle (181227)
• Boise, Idaho
21h
That's quite a mishap. Good friendships come out of such situations.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
That is what I have noticed that friendships are created when a person saves the life of another person.
@RebeccasFarm (90737)
• Arvada, Colorado
23h
How frightening..good for that teacher.
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@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
I am in agreement with you that the principal saved the life of a student due to her knowledge of using the Heimlich maneuver.
@Deepizzaguy (115587)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
20h
So am I since Katie has the knowledge of using first aid to assist others in need.
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