ESPN personality Peter Burns got teary during his show Monday as he recalled the moment a Missouri football fan stepped in to save his life after he nearly choked during a weekend dinner.
Barnes, who joined the SEC Network in 2014, took a moment on-air to thank the brave bystanders who rushed to his aid after he nearly suffered a “medical incident” while enjoying dinner with colleagues in Columbia, Missouri on Friday before Saturday’s game between Boston College and Missouri.
Missouri State quarterback Brady Cook leaps over Boston College cornerback Amari Jackson in Columbia, Missouri, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. Brady scored on the play. (AP Photo/LG Patterson)
According to Burns, the group had been eating and talking when the man became so excited that he choked on a piece of steak.
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“I could tell right away that he was choking, and it wasn’t just, ‘OK, I don’t feel well,'” he said Monday.
Two people, including the restaurant owner, attempted the Heimlich maneuver but were unsuccessful.
“All of a sudden, about a minute and a half into this, I saw the world just crumble, and I heard a woman say, ‘Hey, this is a nurse,’ and I ran over to this guy, who was actually a certified nurse.”
Peter Burns is on set for the SEC baseball tournament game between the Arkansas Razorbacks and the Texas A&M Aggies at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium on May 27, 2023 in Hoover, Alabama. (Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Again, it didn’t work.
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“That’s when I realized I didn’t know if I was going to survive. And at that point, about a minute and 45 seconds into it, maybe two minutes into it, my vision started to get really blurry and I started to lose consciousness. And I was sitting there thinking, ‘What if this person is a nurse and she can’t do this?'”
At that moment, a man named Jack Foster, who was enjoying dinner with his family, intervened and was finally able to remove the food particles.
“Your life literally flashes before your eyes and you start thinking about your family, your children and how lucky you are to have the life you have,” an emotional Burns recalled.
“I want to thank Jack Foster for saving my life on Friday.”
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Burns said Foster was a youth sports coach and had recently received CPR training.
“The lesson is to cherish every moment you’re given and stay positive and loving. You never know when something like this is going to happen,” he continued.
Despite suffering four broken ribs, Burns emerged from the experience with a new outlook on life.
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