A man who was moments away from choking to death during a lobster roll-eating competition returned to gobbling up seven more sandwiches.
Christian Moreno is shown shoving down a roll after a roll in his mouth during the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll Eating Competition on Sunday.
Footage shows the man, wearing a pink baseball hat and a blue T-shirt, chugging down water to help the food pass.
Just a few minutes into the contest he is seen tapping on his chest to signal that a piece had lodged inside his esophagus, causing him to choke.
A man to the side of the stage noticed what was happening and rushed over to give him the Heimlich maneuver.
It turns out it was New Hampshire’s governor, Chris Sununu.
It took five compressions before the blockage of lobster roll was lodged from the competitor’s throat and he could breathe again.
Moreno is seen raising his hand in a thumbs up to show that he is alright. As if nothing had happened, he then continued powering through with the contest.
Sununu said that the ate at least seven more lobster rolls straight after what could have been a fatal incident.
‘He went right back to the contest, which I couldn’t believe,’ Sununu recalled.
‘He ate another seven lobster rolls after that. Right down the gullet.’
Moreno told WMUR-TV that Sunday was his first eating competition and it wasn’t until after putting his glasses back on after the competition ended when he realize it was the governor who saved his life.
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