Photo of the Day: Volunteer helps save a life

Volunteer saves choking man

Canadian Red Cross disaster volunteer Susan MacKenzie from Calgary was deployed to New Jersey to help bring relief to people affected by Hurricane Sandy. She never expected she'd been using her first aid training to help save a man's life after she noticed he was choking. Read the full story here. In this photo, Susan shares a laugh a very grateful Walter Hatch. Photo credit: Alex Villa/American Red Cross

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