RACINE — Registered nurses Gary Krause and John Sickler have had their fair share of experiences tending to emergencies, but little did they know when visiting the Racine Zoo this past week, that their skills would be put to the test when Sickler himself began choking. Krause and his three-year-old grandson met his friend and […]
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9-year-old Fratt Elementary student saves classmate from choking
RACINE — Essence “Essie” Marie Collier, a student at Fratt Elementary School, is a hero. On Tuesday, Nov. 8, she saved her fellow classmate’s life by performing the Heimlich maneuver. During lunch period, on the day of the Midterm Election, students at Fratt Elementary School were eating lunch in their classrooms. Voting was taking place […]