Trump publicly invites heroic Santa Cruz lifeguard to White House
The rescue was captured on video, and officials said Santa Cruz County lifeguards made 34 ocean rescues over the weekend.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced plans to host a 16-year-old lifeguard and his family at the White House to receive a high civilian honor following a dramatic rescue at Seabright State Beach.
- The invitation followed viral video footage from Saturday showing the teen wading into the Pacific Ocean to pull a 10-year-old boy from dangerous surf at the Santa Cruz beach.
- California State Parks lifeguards performed 34 rescues over the weekend as massive swells pounded the coast, with officials initiating 5,000 preventative contacts to warn beachgoers of rapidly changing, deadly conditions.
- Eric Trump first shared the footage online, praising the teen's 'stunning lifesaving skills,' while photographer Scott Vander Dussen urged support for House Resolution 1188 to reclassify lifeguards as first responders.
- The National Weather Service warns of dangerous rip currents along the Pacific Coast through Wednesday, while the teen has reportedly avoided the limelight, turning down interview requests after his courageous efforts.
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Rookie lifeguard who rescued 10-year-old boy to be honored at White House
A 16-year-old rookie California State Parks lifeguard who helped rescue a 10-year-old boy swept under by a wave at Seabright State Beach on July 25, has been invited to the White house to be honored. In a post on X, President Donald Trump praised Ryder Williams. “We’re going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor. Very brave, he deserves it,” Trump w…
Images of an extraordinary rescue captured by a passerby on a California beach are circulating on the web: a rescuer faced the huge waves of the Pacific Ocean to save a ten-year-old boy.
Video recorded on the beach of Seabright State Beach was seen by millions. Donald Trump praised swimmer-savior, classifying him as a "young hero", and revealed that he intends to receive him at the White House.
A dramatic lifesaving rescue was captured on film in Santa Cruz, USA. In the video, 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams is seen desperately trying to pull a 10-year-old boy from the sea. Waves up to three metres high crushed them as they made several attempts to get up, reports the BBC. They eventually made it to the surface without any injuries.
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