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Family and teachers thought 7-year-old Hector Flores Jr. of New York was playing a trick on them when they heard him making a squeaking sound. (CNN/Univision/Hector Miguel Flores)
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Boy quacks after swallowing duck whistle
Updated: Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012, 5:54 AM MDT
Published : Wednesday, 17 Oct 2012, 5:53 AM MDT
NEW YORK (CNN) - Family and teachers thought 7-year-old Hector Flores Jr. of New York was playing a trick on them when they heard him making a squeaking sound.
Turns out, the boy had swallowed a whistle from his plastic toy duck nearly a month ago.
His family took him to the emergency room and doctors were able to remove the whistle piece from Hector's lung.
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