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Natick Custodian Saves Choking Elementary School Student

Memorial Elementary custodian Mark Plant and another staff member performed the Heimlich maneuver on Tuesday.

Natick custodian Mark Plant helped save a choking student this week at Memorial Elementary.
Natick custodian Mark Plant helped save a choking student this week at Memorial Elementary. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

NATICK, MA — Mark Plant is paid to keep Natick’s Memorial Elementary School sparkling clean.

“I love just being a part of helping the cleanliness of the school and making sure it looks good,” Plant said.

But the bright spots of his days, are of course those K-4 kids who bring life to its hallways.

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