Father of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguard
This undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard. Photograph: Sumit Rai/APView image in fullscreenThis undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard. “You have 10ft waves; you have riptides and currents coming in.“It is not safe for him to go into that water.
- ▪This undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard.
- ▪Photograph: Sumit Rai/APView image in fullscreenThis undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard.
- ▪“You have 10ft waves; you have riptides and currents coming in.“It is not safe for him to go into that water.
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| Original publisher | The Guardian — US |
| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/30/boy-rescued-california-surf-video |
| Publication time | Thu, 30 Jul 2026 14:37:08 GMT |
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This undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard. Photograph: Sumit Rai/APView image in fullscreenThis undated photo taken and provided by Sumit Rai shows his son Nathaniel, who was rescued in Santa Cruz by the teen lifeguard. Photograph: Sumit Rai/APCaliforniaFather of boy rescued from California surf ‘forever grateful’ to teen lifeguardFather 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 rescue Associated PressThu 30 Jul 2026 10.37 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe 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…
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