Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=HbcXWDa8zVE Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 🌊 👏16-year-old lifeguard saves boy from 10ft waves. Trump invites him to White House.Shorts [ifWMswidAr2] Health Updated on August 09, 2026 EDT — Published on August 09, 2026 EDT 16-year-old Ryder Williams, a rookie California State Parks lifeguard, sprang into action at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz when a 10-year-old boy was swept into powerful 8-to-10-foot waves. The dramatic rescue was caught on video and went viral, showing Ryder battling the surf and never letting go of the child. After the rescue, President Trump praised him as a "heroic young man" and invited him, his family, and possibly the boy he saved to the White House for a high civilian honor. Ryder humbly called it "my job and I love what I do". #RyderWilliams #Lifeguard #Hero #SantaCruz #California #ViralRescue #WhiteHouse #Trump #TeenHero #GoodNews #Shorts #TrendingNow i5cfzc3vrZ6 OjXXkVt3fkR llNU0NX1WnJ wvIdpTAwB2f DLsRnU9DUCx 4odB7DovNkY
16-year-old Ryder Williams, a rookie California State Parks lifeguard, sprang into action at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz when a 10-year-old boy was swept into powerful 8-to-10-foot waves. The dramatic rescue was caught on video and went viral, showing Ryder battling the surf and never letting go of the child. After the rescue, President Trump praised him as a "heroic young man" and invited him, his family, and possibly the boy he saved to the White House for a high civilian honor. Ryder humbly called it "my job and I love what I do". #RyderWilliams #Lifeguard #Hero #SantaCruz #California #ViralRescue #WhiteHouse #Trump #TeenHero #GoodNews #Shorts #TrendingNow i5cfzc3vrZ6 OjXXkVt3fkR llNU0NX1WnJ wvIdpTAwB2f DLsRnU9DUCx 4odB7DovNkY