New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu saved a contestant choking on a lobster roll during a seafood festival eating contest by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

Christian Moreno, who was participating in the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival contest, signaled for help after choking on his second roll.

Sununu quickly responded, performing abdominal thrusts until first responders took over, ABC News has reported.

Moreno, unaware it was the governor who helped him, recovered and continued the contest, ultimately eating nine lobster rolls.

Written by B.C. Begley