Child choking in drive-thru saved by fast-food worker

Zack “Cowboy” Kokenzie (Image: Facebook/@CFAManchester)

A fast-food worker is being hailed a hero after rescuing a child who was choking by a restaurant’s drive-thru window in Georgia, USA.

Zack “Cowboy” Kokenzie was working at a Chick-fil-A branch on Oct. 12 when he heard “frantic cries” from a customer’s car.

He then approached the car and saw a father and another patron trying to free a kid (names withheld) from the vehicle, the restaurant said in a Facebook post on Oct. 13.

“It appeared that the seat belt had become wrapped around the child’s windpipe,” it explained.

https://www.facebook.com/CFAManchester/posts/3183641051765508

The dad and the other customer tried to remove the seat belt by reaching through the car’s rear window, but were unsuccessful.

Upon realizing what was choking the kid, Kokenzie’s coworker, Zachary Bullock, quickly handed him a pair of scissors. Kokenzie then rushed out to the car and cut the seatbelt, immediately freeing the child.

He managed to keep calm despite the pressure due to his experience as a Boy Scout and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training. Following the incident, store owner Alex Vann commended Kokenzie and his colleagues for their actions.

“This could have been far worse, but Zack and others were in the right place, with the right training and the right attitude to potentially save the life of one of our customers,” Vann expressed.  “We are glad everyone is alright.”  /ra

RELATED STORIES: 

Homeless man shamed online receives help from community

Teacher rescues online student’s grandma having stroke