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"Sixteen-year-old Riley Baughn said he never thought he would save a life in his school\u2019s cafeteria.On the WPTZ Mobile App? Click here for the video.\u201CNo one really did anything. People didn't really know what to do. They were all scared, but I couldn't just let him die. I had to do something,\u201D said Baughn.The Saranac High School student received the Red Cross Hero\u2019s Award on Tuesday.\u201CI went over and asked him and he shook his head no. He couldn't breathe. I went around and put my arms around him and gave him the Heimlich,\u201D said Baughn. \u00A0Each year the Red Cross recognizes a small group of people with its Hero\u2019s Award. Baughn is the first person in the history of the North Country chapter to receive the nationwide honor.\u201CIt's a big deal for Saranac, New York. It's a big deal for any sixteen-year-old who actually has the courage to do something that some trained medical professionals sometimes avoid,\u201D said Lynn Gilbert, executive director of the North Country Chapter of the Red Cross. \u00A0\u00A0Baughn said he never received any formal training in the Heimlich Maneuver or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), \u00A0but in the heat of the moment, he knew just what to do.\u00A0\u201CI go to CV Tech with these girls in a health class and they do that stuff. They actually were telling me how to do it. I was told how to do it, but it was never demonstrated,\u201D said Baughn.Although Baughn admitted that he's uncomfortable with the public recognition, he said he\u2019s hopeful his actions will inspire others do the same."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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