When Orange County Fire Authority firefighters were dispatched to a local day care center for a choking child, they rushed to to the scene knowing every second counts in this type of situation.
When they arrived, the found 2-year-old Liam Sanchez choking with very poor skin signs and a lack of oxygen.
Firefighter Robert Hays told ABC 7, "When we walked in the door my captain took action as a radio medic and started to do ... chest thrusts and back slaps ... trying to remove the object."
When that didn't work Hays jumped into action.
"That day I was patient man, so I went to go manage the airway where we were able to visualize the grape and then remove that grape," he said.
Yesterday, the hero firefighters got to meet up with little Liam and his very grateful parents.
Liam's mother Jennifer Valdez said she was "very, very, very thankful that they were able to get to him as fast as they did."
