16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams recounts his heroic rescue in Santa Cruz California, praises his fellow lifeguard for helping with the rescue.
“I wish more people knew about ocean conditions and rip currents.”
“I'd like people to remember that we make thousands of rescues along the California coast and around the world every day, and that this is not an uncommon occurrence. This is our job, this is what we're here to do, and this is the reason we are here.”
Hero.
- This is a good kid and I’m glad he takes his role so seriously. We need more young men like this in our world.
- That 10 year old kid was only up to his ankles. He didn’t know a powerful surf can move up the shore, and hit like a train. That’s how a lot of kids get swept into an angry sea. They just dip a toe in, or they walk on wet sand. Ryder Williams showed real grit, and then after



