Henry Heimlich, the American doctor who invented the life-saving manoeuvre carrying his name, has passed away.
His son announced his death yesterday and said that the life saving doctor passed away in the US city of Cincinnati aged 96.
Dr Heimlich died in hospital on Friday night following complications from a heart attack he suffered four days before, his family said.
His son, Phil Heimlich, said: “My father was a great man who saved many lives. He will be missed not only by his family but by all of humanity.”
Dr Heimlich has saved literally countless lives with his famous choke-saving manoeuvre called “The Heimlich Manoeuvre” which he invented in 1974.