Hamburg firefighter saves toddler’s life over phone
By DW
21 December 2019 |
5:32 pm
A father of a two-year-old boy and several passers-by in Hamburg managed to save the child's life by following instructions given by a firefighter on the phone. The child's windpipe was blocked by bits of a pretzel.
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