Man chokes on food at restaurant in Brazil. Viral video shows how waiter and officers saved him

A video is doing the rounds of the internet in which a waiter and a highway police officer saved the life of a man who choked on his food at a restaurant in Brazil.

CCTV footage from a restaurant of a waiter and a highway police officer saving a man’s life who had choked on his food has gone viral online. The terrifying video was posted by the Good News Correspondent on Twitter. According to the caption of the clip, the incident happened in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A waiter and a highway police officer saved the life of a 38-year old man who passed out after choking on his food at a restaurant in São Paulo, Brazil last Friday.pic.twitter.com/LlHa3uwrE9 Omg!!! Heroes. How awesome! These people are heroes I couldn’t even watch that but got the most of the situation and thank heavens for these people True heroes. Thank goodness they persisted in trying to help him when he did not appear to respond to their efforts immediately. Servers wear many, many hats. #essential The waiter should be commended for his effort, but the patrol man saved his life for sure.

In the now-viral video, the 38-year-old man passed out on the table after he choked on his food. The customers at the restaurant noticed it quickly and tried to wake him up. They called the waiter and in an instant he started performing the Heimlich manoeuvre to dislodge the food. The highway patrol officer arrived at the spot as well and performed the Heimlich manoeuvre once again.