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Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard

The Guardian World Thursday 30 July 2026, 14:37 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Father of 10-year-old rescued in a dramatic scene captured on video says lifeguard saved his son‘Super proud’: father of teen lifeguard recounts dramatic ocean rescueThe 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. “He ran into that water despite those conditions that are deadly,” Sumit Rai told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “You have 10ft waves;...

Father of 10-year-old rescued in a dramatic scene captured on video says lifeguard saved his son

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.

“He ran into that water despite those conditions that are deadly,” Sumit Rai told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “You have 10ft waves; you have riptides and currents coming in.

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