It took about 10 thrusts using the Heimlich maneuver for truck driver Aaron Hietala of Haines to save co-worker Mike Denker from choking during an incident at the Delta Western station near 1 Mile Haines Highway April 9.
“It was pretty violent. He (Hietala) was lifting me off the ground…It was like a frickin’ wrestling match,” Denker said. “I’m thinking, ‘Get this thing out of here’.. I wasn’t panicked, but I knew I was in…