It’s not every day that one can say they saved a life. But that day came for senior Connor Harling while he was caddying at the Knollwood Club on  June 27.

Harling was on the Knollwood Golf Course caddying for the Ladies’ Club when he noticed a woman in severe distress on the tenth tee box.

“I looked over after she turned around and half of her face was blue,” said Harling, who has worked as a caddy for three years.

Realizing she was in distress, he immediately sprang into action to help, applying the techniques he had learned from the First Aid/CPR health class he had taken the previous semester.

“I knew she was choking so I stepped in and started performing abdominal thrusts like I was taught in class,” said Harling.

As a result of his efforts the food was quickly dislodged from her throat and she was able to take a breath.

“While I was performing the abdominal thrusts, some of the other ladies were shouting for help, and a few more were on their phones calling for assistance,” said Harling.

After the food came out of her throat it took a few more minutes for her to fully catch her breath.

“At that point, Margie, the woman I had saved, told me she was very thankful to have had a caddy present that knew how to perform the Heimlich,” said Harling.