WATCH: Greece Athena security guard performs Heimlich on choking student

Have you ever sat through training and wondered why you were there? Training pays off. Huge shout out to my security guard Robin Cooper who recognized a student was choking and performing the Heimlich maneuver! pic.twitter.com/aW0blAvByV

— Steve Chatterton (@Captsjc) March 1, 2021

Cooper shared her experience with News10NBC Tuesday, saying it all happened so fast.

Meet Robin Cooper. She jumped into action saving a child from choking on a peanut-butter and jelly sandwich inside Athena High School Monday. Hear what she recalls “scary moments” before performing the Heimlich on @news10nbc at 5 and 11. pic.twitter.com/N7J8rjTLoq

— Stephanie Duprey (@WHEC_SDuprey) March 2, 2021

Cooper said she doesn't feel like a hero, and that she was just doing her job. She said she's been at Athena for five years and has never had an experience like this in her life.

"At first I was startled, and then I was like, 'Oh no he's choking, his face is red,' that training really helped it was on spot, I'm just thankful that I was in there in the right place in the right time to save that child's life," Cooper said.

Cooper says the student was choking on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. She said things like this can happen in the blink of an eye. 

Her advice for others in similar job positions is to just be prepared.

News10NBC was told the student is OK and healthy.

Steve Chatterton, the director of security, says the student's father consented to him posting the video, but that the student's name will not be shared.