President of Uruguay saves life of French teenager on Paris flight

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, ARMENPRESS. The president of Uruguay has saved the life of a French teenager, treating her after she suffered a severe allergic reaction on a flight.

As “Armenpress” informs, referring to The Telegraph, Tabare Vazquez, who took over from Jose Mujica – "the world's poorest president" in March, was flying from South America to France on Monday when the 17-year-old girl was taken ill.

She was returning from a hockey tournament in Buenos Aires when she ate a snack containing peanuts, which she was allergic to, and stopped breathing.

Her mother called for help, and the captain asked if there was a doctor on board. And Mr Vazquez, a 75-year-old doctor, offered to help. With his personal doctor, Mario Zelarayan, he calmed the girl, gave her an intravenous injection and oral medicine.

According to RIA Novosti, Vazquez is currently in France on an official visit after which he’ll leave for Japan.

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