Teen lifeguard saves 3 in massive waves on first day, earns Trump’s praise

Ryder Williams saving a boy from drowing (screenshot from the video) A 16-year-old California State Parks lifeguard is being praised nationwide after a dramatic ocean rescue in Santa Cruz. Ryder Williams, who was on his first season on the job, pulled a 10-year-old boy from powerful surf at Seabright Beach and later helped save two more people after his shift ended, as per reports.The rescue, captured on video by beachgoer and photographer Scott Vander Dussen, showed just how fast a calm beach day can turn dangerous. Waves that seemed manageable suddenly became violent, sweeping the child offshore and forcing the teenager to fight for every foot back to shore.After watching the video wherein Ryder can be seen rescuing the boy, US president Donald Trump praised him thrugh his post on Truth Social. "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 Honour. Very brave, he deserves it!," Trump wrote.President Donald Trump (AP/PTI)(AP07_25_2026_000062B)A rescue that changed in secondsWitnesses said the ocean conditions shifted almost without warning. Vander Dussen told KNTV that the water looked ...