Hero 16-year-old lifeguard breaks silence on dramatic ocean rescue

Fuente: New York Post

A 16-year-old rookie lifeguard hailed by President Trump after a dramatic California beach rescue says he made one decision as towering waves crashed around him: “I wasn’t going to let go of that kid. ” “He was going to drown, and I wasn’t going to let that happen,” Ryder Williams later told his father, retired firefighter Shane Williams, after rescuing 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai from violent surf at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz on Saturday. In his first statement since the rescue, Williams recounted the heart-stopping moments and described the actions he took as he rushed into the water.