Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=uPqeEeSWQZI Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Teen lifeguard struggles to drag boy out of massive waves in California [38QMAXKsYf0] Health Updated on August 06, 2026 EDT — Published on August 06, 2026 EDT Dramatic video recorded on 25 July shows a 16-year-old lifeguard rescuing a 10-year-old boy from massive waves at a beach in Santa Cruz, California. The boy was safely brought back to the shore with no injuries, according to the Associated Press Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ►Instagram ► Bluesky ► The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Football Weekly ► Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► Science Weekly ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► It's Complicated ► Guardian Live ► #santacruz #lifeguard #california #usa 93mut5emnzp bNAA9nIbmN6 1vftk56ICyI vVSW8CXnq1m 36yl3SDJZ8E kSTxsn1Wmwn 6UT3Nr33rNj jSVqlj20Gui
Dramatic video recorded on 25 July shows a 16-year-old lifeguard rescuing a 10-year-old boy from massive waves at a beach in Santa Cruz, California. The boy was safely brought back to the shore with no injuries, according to the Associated Press Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► Website ► Facebook ►Instagram ► Bluesky ► The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► Guardian Australia ► Football Weekly ► Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► Science Weekly ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► It's Complicated ► Guardian Live ► #santacruz #lifeguard #california #usa 93mut5emnzp bNAA9nIbmN6 1vftk56ICyI vVSW8CXnq1m 36yl3SDJZ8E kSTxsn1Wmwn 6UT3Nr33rNj jSVqlj20Gui