Father of 10-year-old boy breaks silence after viral beach rescue...

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2 days ago · Media Father of 10-year-old boy breaks silence after viral beach rescue: 'No way I could ever repay him' Ryder Williams dove into 4- to 6-foot waves to rescue 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai as sets ...

Teen lifeguard reveals near-death battle to save boy from ... -...

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2 days ago · Ryder Williams became an overnight hero after pulling Nathaniel Rai from the pounding surf at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz on July 25 — a dramatic rescue that later earned praise from ...

16-year-old lifeguard breaks silence on heroic ocean rescue that...

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4 days ago · Last week, Ryder Williams rushed into the water when he realized that Nathaniel Rai had quickly lost his footing in ankle-deep water and been swept into deep water by powerful waves.

Teen lifeguard hailed after rescuing 10-year-old boy at Santa...

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5 days ago · Video of the dramatic rescue at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz has been viewed around the world after 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams sprinted into pounding waves to reach Nathaniel Rai, who ...

Dad, I Drowned: Teen Hero Saves Child Swept Away by Massive Waves

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1 day ago · Santa Cruz, CA, August 3, 2026 — “Dad, I drowned.” Those were the haunting words 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai told his father after a terrifying ordeal in which he was swept into the Pacific Ocean by powerful waves and rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard who has since been hailed as a hero ...

Father of boy saved in dramatic Santa Cruz surf rescue says son...

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5 days ago · Nathaniel continues to recover from the traumatic experience and remains in California, Rai said. Reflecting on the rescue video, Rai said he remains grateful for the lifeguards and bystanders who ...

Father of boy rescued from pounding California surf says he is...

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4 days ago · The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son.

Viral beach rescue: Dad hopes to personally thank teen lifeguard...

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4 days ago · (NewsNation) — The father of a 10-year-old boy seen in a viral video of a California beach rescue says he and his child are eager to personally thank the 16-year-old lifeguard who saved the boy. Nathaniel Rai reportedly lost his balance along a Santa Cruz beach last weekend and was pulled into turbulent waves. Lifeguard Ryder Williams dove in to retrieve him and fought relentlessly to get ...

Lifeguard assisting Ryder Williams in viral California rescue...

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3 days ago · (NewsNation) — A lifeguard who assisted Ryder Williams in a breathtaking rescue of a 10-year-old boy from 10-foot-high waves said the situation was exactly what they’ve been trained to do. Williams, 16, told NewsNation he was just doing his job when he rescued Nathaniel Rai, who lost his footing 20 yards away in deep water. Fellow lifeguard Aaron Bohnen told NewsNation in his first and ...

California surf rescue leaves Dallas father forever grateful –...

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5 days ago · Dallas father ‘forever grateful' for son's rescue from pounding California surf Boy was standing in shallow water when he was pulled into the ocean Saturday by powerful swells in Santa Cruz.