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A hero to THE RESCUE!

A MEAT PIE NEARLY KILLED ME!

A lunchtime steak pie went down the wrong way for vet George Malynicz.

‘I took a bite and instantly couldn’t breathe,’ George said.

When coughing hard and exhaling didn’t work, George realised he was in real danger of choking to death.

Staggering out into the surgery hallway, George made a choking motion to get vet nurse Tia Brandon’s attention.

Tia recalled seeing the Heimlich

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