Nearly 2,000 ocean rescues occur as dangerous surf slams popular beaches this summer

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 yo