{"id":13506,"date":"2026-08-18T03:03:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13506"},"modified":"2026-08-18T03:03:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T03:03:16","slug":"what-you-did-was-incredible-trump-meets-californias-teenage-lifeguard-and-the-boy-he-rescued","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13506","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;What you did was incredible&#8217;: Trump meets California&#8217;s teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133310110,imgsize-172136,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/133310110.jpg\" alt=\"'What you did was incredible': Trump meets California's teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued\" title=\"US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, as Nathaniel Rai and Shane Williams listen. (AP)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, as Nathaniel Rai and Shane Williams listen. (AP)\">US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, as Nathaniel Rai and Shane Williams listen. (AP)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>US President <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/donald-trump\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Monday (local time) met a teenage lifeguard and the boy he rescued off the California coast, praising the rescue and the boy\u2019s composure during the ordeal as \u201cincredible.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Sixteen-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai were honoured at a White House ceremony also attended by their families, days after Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/president-donald-trump-has-invited-16-year-old-rookie-life-guard-with-his-family-to-the-white-house-for-a-special-honour-all-about-ryder-williams-who-made-california-proud\/articleshow\/132728301.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced<\/a> that he would invite the pair to recognise their bravery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>\u201cWhat you did was incredible, and everybody saw it,\u201d he told the duo, referring to a viral video of the July rescue in Santa Cruz. \u201cWhen I first saw it, I said, \u2018roll that back, I want to see that again.\u2019\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Asked about the moment, Williams credited his training for helping him react quickly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cIn those dangerous moments that we have, we always try to fall back on our training,\u201d he recalled. \u201cI really was thinking about how to get the boy out of the water as fast as I can.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Nathaniel, seated beside his father and sister, nodded as Trump recounted the rescue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>\u201cYour father is the happiest man in the world,\u201d the president told him, adding that the boy deserved respect for how he handled the emergency. \u201cThe way Nathaniel handled it was \u2014 he was cool, considering the problems.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Trump then invited the pair to see the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House. When Williams spoke about his ambition to become a firefighter, the president suggested he might be getting \u201csome good recommendations.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>\u201cHe\u2019s a real hero,\u201d Trump added. \u201cI don\u2019t know if I\u2019d do it. I wouldn\u2019t probably. You\u2019re lucky I wasn\u2019t on the service that day.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>After the rescue video drew widespread attention online last month, Trump joined others in sharing the footage. <!-- -->In a post on Truth Social, he called for the boys to be honoured.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>During the Oval Office ceremony, he also praised Williams for his \u201ctremendous grace\u201d during the rescue.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cIt\u2019s so amazing to see this happen, to see it before your eyes,\u201d Trump remarked. \u201cI\u2019ve seen rescues before. I\u2019ve never seen anything quite like this.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>Videos of the rescue have been viewed millions of times worldwide. The footage shows Williams holding onto Nathaniel as powerful waves repeatedly crash over them. At one point, the two disappear underwater for several seconds before emerging from the surf, with Williams continuing to pull Nathaniel toward shore.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/><span class=\"em\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">(With AP inputs)<\/span><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/what-you-did-was-incredible-trump-meets-californias-teenage-lifeguard-and-the-boy-he-rescued\/articleshow\/133309862.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US President Donald Trump speaks as he meets with lifeguard Ryder Williams, left, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, as Nathaniel Rai and Shane Williams listen. 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