By Scott Carlson-North Platte Post
LINCOLN, Neb.-The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services is recognizing two of its team members for a potentially life-saving act.
Corporal Edith Rodriguez and Corporal Stephanie Williams were recognized for their actions.
Officials say inmates were eating in the dining hall at the Nebraska Correctional Center for Women, in York, when a woman began choking.
Cpl. Rodriguez was the first to respond and found the woman gasping for air. She quickly performed the Heimlich maneuver.
Cpl. Williams then took over the procedure and repeated it until the object was removed from the woman's airway and she began breathing normally again.
The duo then assessed the woman and offered additional medical care.
Williams and Rodriguez were thanked for their dedication to the Department of Corrections and their commitment to keeping inmates safe.