Pensioner Alan Spencer 's life was saved by his 18-month old Labrador Lexi . The 67-year-old began choking on pickled onion and felt life 'slipping away ' But Lexi jumped on his back - dislodging the onion and saving his life . A man who had been left with a fractured skull after being hit in the head during an alleged road rage attack has spoken of how he is still haunted by what happened. In fact , the dog jumped on his back to clear the blockage . Heimlich involves applying sudden , strong pressure on the abdomen , which was not the case in this instance . We are happy to clarify this .
Pensioner Alan Spencer 's life was saved by his 18-month old Labrador Lexi . The 67-year-old began choking on pickled onion and felt life 'slipping away ' But Lexi jumped on his back - dislodging the onion and saving his life . An earlier version of this article stated that Lexi the labrador had saved Mr Spencer 's live by performing the Heimlich manoeuvre . In fact , the dog jumped on his back to clear the blockage . Heimlich involves applying sudden , strong pressure on the abdomen , which was not the case in this instance . We are happy to clarify this .