Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder Williams, heroically rescued 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai from dangerous surf at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, California, an event captured in a viral video that caught President Donald Trump’s attention.Nathaniel was swept into the ocean by powerful waves while standing in shallow water, becoming unconscious before Williams reached him in conditions described as having 10-foot waves and strong rip currents.Williams, risking his own safety, dove into the crashing waves to retrieve the limp boy, with assistance from another lifeguard and bystanders to bring them safely back to shore.Nathaniel's father, Sumit Rai, expressed immense gratitude to Williams, stating, “What he did, I can never ever repay," he said. "I'm forever grateful.”“I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to return the child to his family safely,” the lifeguard said. “This is my job and I love what I do. I’m thankful to my fellow lifeguards who perform rescues just like this every day.”In full‘What he did, I can never repay’: Dad hails teen who plunged into deadly surf to save sonMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

President Trump pledges a White House honor for a 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder, who bravely rescued a boy from deadly waves off the California coast.

Ryder Williams, teen California lifeguard, saved a drowning boy from dangerous waves and Trump now wants to honor him.