Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://caldwellcad.org/Uploads/?vid=8HQtNYq0l76 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 🌊 👏16-year-old lifeguard saves boy from 10ft waves. Trump invites him to White House.Shorts [ni5mXcuWii0] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT 16-year-old Ryder Williams, a rookie California State Parks lifeguard, sprang into action at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz when a 10-year-old boy was swept into powerful 8-to-10-foot waves. The dramatic rescue was caught on video and went viral, showing Ryder battling the surf and never letting go of the child. After the rescue, President Trump praised him as a "heroic young man" and invited him, his family, and possibly the boy he saved to the White House for a high civilian honor. Ryder humbly called it "my job and I love what I do". #RyderWilliams #Lifeguard #Hero #SantaCruz #California #ViralRescue #WhiteHouse #Trump #TeenHero #GoodNews #Shorts #TrendingNow Hvs1DrfO1rn 20mH1Q9WGrD Zv3NKnkHEgh w2aw5JjAHyG 5PbpBRe1vp7 MRthsYP2MKX FhW8oVgJxdO
16-year-old Ryder Williams, a rookie California State Parks lifeguard, sprang into action at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz when a 10-year-old boy was swept into powerful 8-to-10-foot waves. The dramatic rescue was caught on video and went viral, showing Ryder battling the surf and never letting go of the child. After the rescue, President Trump praised him as a "heroic young man" and invited him, his family, and possibly the boy he saved to the White House for a high civilian honor. Ryder humbly called it "my job and I love what I do". #RyderWilliams #Lifeguard #Hero #SantaCruz #California #ViralRescue #WhiteHouse #Trump #TeenHero #GoodNews #Shorts #TrendingNow Hvs1DrfO1rn 20mH1Q9WGrD Zv3NKnkHEgh w2aw5JjAHyG 5PbpBRe1vp7 MRthsYP2MKX FhW8oVgJxdO