A PENSIONER who was choking on a pickled onion was saved when his dog performed a canine version of the "Heimlich Manoeuvre".
Alan Spencer, 67, of Withernsea, East Yorkshire, claims he was lying on the floor, about to take his last breath, when Lexi the labrador jumped on his back and freed up his airwaves.
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