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Two private security guards were in the right place at the right time in Beverly Hills, California on Friday.
Around 11:30 a.m. local time, the two guards — Niko Nesbeth and Joey Madrigal — had pulled into a gas station at a busy intersection in the Los Angeles neighborhood when they noticed a distressed mother and immediately jumped into action,FOX11reported.
“She starts screaming, ‘Is there a doctor? Is there a doctor?,’” Madrigal recalled of the mother, whose young son was turning blue as he choked.
The boy was crying and Nesbeth said that made him realize he was getting at least some air into his lungs, even while he choked.
Madrigal quickly called 911, and “within seconds, the fire department was already on their way.”
“Right then and there, I then turn and one thing I’ve learned through training and everything is that you gotta slow down time, and you gotta realize and just get all the facts and put it all together because I was pretty much in charge of getting the rescue as fast as possible," he said of the dramatic moment.
Both Nesbeth and Madrigal said they felt it was “divine intervention” that they happened to be there when the mother needed them.
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They are being hailed as heroes for their quick work in such a strenuous situation.
The moment meant a lot to them, too. Nesbeth said of the incident: “It was the best feeling to feel that way, to assist a community — especially a little child — that’s amazing.”
“It was rewarding,” Madrigal said. “However though, at the same time, I mean, that’s just our job.”
source: people.com
