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Sonia Sharma

Hoppings heroes: Father and daughter save life of girl, seven, who choked on noodles

A father and daughter helped to save the life of a schoolgirl after she started choking on her food at The Hoppings.

Katie Guy, seven, was at the Newcastle fair with her family on Saturday afternoon when the incident happened.

The youngster, who attends Excelsior Academy, was eating noodles and she started to choke. She was struggling to breathe and her lips turned blue.

Her mum Lyndsey Walton, 34, said she panicked and shouted for help.

Then she said a man and his daughter, who were running a sweet stall near the car park, ran over and carried out first aid.

They helped to dislodge an onion stuck in the little girl's throat and revived her.

Lyndsey, from Scotswood, now wants to thank the pair for helping to save her daughter's life.

She said: "We go to The Hoppings every year as a family. Katie had been to this noodle stand for the past three or four years and this time we went again.

"I sat her down on the field to eat her noodles and said I was going to get a burger. I told her to stay with her auntie and uncle.

Lyndsey Walton and daughter Katie. (newcastle chronicle)

"The next thing I know, she is looking for a drink in her bag and comes running to me. She couldn't talk and there was fear in her face.

"Her lips were going blue and her eyes were starting to go purple. I realised she was choking and I shouted for help.

"I have done a first aid course but when it's your own child, you panic.

"Then a man and his daughter from one of the sweet stalls came. They said they were first aiders and took over."

Lyndsey said she could not watch what was going on and stepped aside but the dad and daughter removed an onion stuck in Katie's throat.

She added: "I just could not watch. It was every parent's worst fear. I thought I was going to lose her.

"I don't know exactly what they did but they helped to save Katie.

"One of the people there said 'look, she's fine, she's breathing', that's when I turned to look again.

A sunny evening at the Newcastle 2019 Hoppings (Newcastle Chronicle)

"It took Katie about half an hour to get back to her normal self. It was a massive shock for her but she is fine now."

The family want to thank the two heroes "from the bottom of their hearts" for what they did.

"I want to say thank you to them for saving my daughter's life," said Lyndsey. "If it wasn't for them, Katie would not be here today."

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