An 80-year-old man was pronounced dead late Thursday afternoon after he choked on a piece of steak in restaurant on David Remez Street in Jerusalem.
United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Shalom Klein was one of the first responders at the scene and relayed: "When I arrived at the scene, I found an older man who had choked on his food and lost consciousness. Together with other EMS personnel who arrived, I attempted to resuscitate the man. While we were performing CPR a piece of meat flew out of his mouth. However, at the end of extensive efforts, our attempts to resuscitate him failed and paramedics at the scene pronounced his death."