President Trump Welcomes Teen Lifeguard and Boy He Saved from Ocean

President Trump hosted 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and 10-year-old Nathanial Rai in the Oval Office in August 2026. Weeks earlier, a video seen by millions showed Williams pulling Rai from dangerous ocean waves at Seabright Beach in Santa Cruz, California. A second lifeguard, Aaron Bohnen, helped them reach shore. Trump told Rai: "He's a real hero. I don't know if I'd do it."