New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu sprang into action Sunday to save a man who began choking during a lobster roll eating contest.
Sununu participated in the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Competition in Hampton, New Hampshire, when a contestant at the end of the stage began pounding his chest as he consumed the famous New England delicacy.
“The gentleman at the far end, who I kind of looked at — I looked over, I could see very quickly, he was taking, taking a break — he was having trouble getting something down,” Sununu told WMUR-TV.
The contestant, Christian Moreno, told the station that the governor was the first to notice he was choking.
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Christian Moreno started choking on a lobster roll during a lobster roll eating contest in Hampton, New Hampshire, on Sunday. (Keti Coffey/TMX)
“My counter came up to me and, like, made a joke. And was like, ‘Oh, like, I bet nobody else can say they’ve had the Heimlich from the governor before.’ And I looked at him, that was just like it was the governor?” Moreno said.
Governor Chris Sununu jumped into action and performed the Heimlich maneuver on stage as the competition continued. (Keti Coffey/TMX)
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The Republican governor said it was “wild in itself to jump in to help when the race was going on,” adding that what happened after clear Moreno’s trachea was even more surprising.
Sununu said what surprised him even more was that Moreno came right back into the contest and started wolfing down lobster rolls. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, file)
“He went straight back into the competition, which I couldn’t believe. He ate another one seven lobster rolls after that,” Sununu told the store. “Straight down the esophagus.”
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Moreno said he plans to return to the competition next year for redemption.