MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – A Collierville dispatcher and restaurant worker teamed up to save the life of a woman who started choking during a dinner a Firebirds in Collierville.

Dispatcher Tyler Barthel said his training on how to do the Heimlich maneuver properly became critical.

The 911 call reported her in distress. While on the call, the dispatcher asked if she was changing colors, the restaurant staffer responded “Yes, she’s starting to turn blue. We’ve been trying to do the Heimlich maneuver… READ MORE