Nearly 2,000 ocean rescues occur as dangerous surf slams popular beaches this summer
Nearly 2,000 ocean rescues in one weekend are prompting health and water safety experts to warn about El Niño-driven swells and strong rip currents at beaches.
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A 10-year-old boy was standing in ankle-deep water at a California beach recently when he lost his footing and was pulled into the ocean by powerful surf.
Ryder Williams, a 16-year-old California State Parks lifeguard, radioed for help and raced into the water at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz during the July 25 emergency, as Fox News Digital previously reported.
The lifeguard's dramatic and widely hailed rescue of the boy — including by President Donald J.
Trump, who invited the "heroic young man" and his family to the White House to be recognized — came during a weekend of extremely hazardous conditions along the California coast.
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