8-year-old boy saves classmate with Heimlich maneuver

A US primary school student has been hailed as a hero after he saved his classmate from choking on grapes.

Eight-year-old Thomas Conley was sitting next to Isaiah Rodriguez in the cafeteria at Porter Elementary School when he witnessed the medical emergency.

Video footage from Hall in Mesa, Arizona, shows Thomas performing the Heimlich maneuver, saving his friend’s life before any of the adults realized Isaiah was in danger.