{"id":13546,"date":"2026-08-18T05:07:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13546"},"modified":"2026-08-18T05:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T05:07:26","slug":"i-wouldnt-probably-help-you-president-donald-trump-tells-10-year-old-rescued-by-teen-lifeguard-he-wouldnt-have-risked-his-life-to-save-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=13546","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI wouldn\u2019t, probably help you&#8221;: President Donald Trump tells 10-year-old rescued by teen lifeguard he \u201cwouldn\u2019t\u201d have risked his life to save him"},"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-133311111,imgsize-131890,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/i-wouldnt-probably-help-you-president-donald-trump-tells-10-year-old-rescued-by-teen-lifeguard-he-wouldnt-have-risked-his-life-to-save-him.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cI wouldn\u2019t, probably help you&quot;: President Donald Trump tells 10-year-old rescued by teen lifeguard he \u201cwouldn\u2019t\u201d have risked his life to save him\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nathanial Rai had been swept off his feet along the California coast and was rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder Williams. The video of the brave rescue went viral across social media, enough to be noticed by the United States 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, August 17, he invited both Rai and Williams to the White House for a meeting.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>While the gesture was appreciated what made many more headlines was the statement made by the 80-year-old world leader. Of Williams, Trump said to Rai: \u201cHe\u2019s a real hero. I 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=\"6\"\/>Rai, 10, donned a dark suit and maroon tie and sat on a gold couch beside his father and Trump. Across from him was Ryder and both watched Trump speak of their ordeal, a video of which went viral on the internet. <!-- -->The President met the lifeguard and Nathanial after saying the teen deserved a civilian honour. Trump previously said on social media that he also would be inviting Ryder to the White House to reward his bravery.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>During the conversation, Williams was asked about his thought process during the heroic rescue. \u201cIn those dangerous moments that we have, we fall back on our training, and we are trained so well by many to handle that situation as best we can,\u201d he said. \u201cI was really thinking about getting the boy out of the water as fast as I can.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>He added that he wants to continue helping people and hoped to go to paramedic school and become a firefighter. \u201cI hope everyone can take away from this is to help more people,\u201d Williams said. \u201cTry to look out for everyone around you, and just try to help everybody out as much as you can.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>A dramatic video of the rescue went viral in late July. It showed Ryder clinging to Nathaniel as pounding waves repeatedly crashed over them. <!-- -->The pair disappeared from view and reemerged after several seconds as the wave receded. A second lifeguard, Aaron Bohnen, was eventually able to help get them both back to shore at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz, California.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Trump initially commented on the video in response to a post from his son, Eric Trump, who said Ryder deserved \u201cthe highest civilian honour\u201d. Meanwhile, Nathanial\u2019s father, Sumit, told the Associated Press of Ryder: \u201cWhat he did, I can never repay. <!-- -->I\u2019m forever grateful.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>The heroic rescue<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>Williams previously detailed the rescue in a video and statement for the official California State Parks Instagram account. He said he was standing at the waterline near Seabright&#8217;s Tower 2 when he &#8220;saw a child about 20 yards up from the tower lose his footing in ankle-deep water,&#8221; he recalled. \u201cI radioed it in, threw my radio and sunglasses at the base of my tower as I ran toward the kid,\u201d he wrote in the post\u2019s caption. <!-- -->\u201cI put my fins on my wrist, popped my buoy and entered the water to get a hold of the child.<!-- -->\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The teen said he couldn\u2019t get a tube to the boy and wasn\u2019t able to pull him out of the rough waves \u201cbecause he was limp and the waves were pushing so hard.\u201d \u201cAs I grab the child, he goes limp, so I\u2019m thinking about if he\u2019s unconscious or not, that I really need to go in,\u201d Williams recalled in the clip. \u201cThe whole time I was thinking, \u2018I just need to hold my position until my partner can get here because I\u2019m not going to be able to get him out on my own.<!-- -->\u2019 \u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"37\"\/>\u201cMy partner mostly takes over holding the child because at this point, my arms were very exhausted from holding on,\u201d Williams recalled. \u201cI still support him as much as I can as we drag him out of the water.\u201d The teen said that he and Bohnen got Rai safely back to shore and used a medical kit to help treat his injuries. Soon after, Williams was back to work \u201cmaking more rescues later that day.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"39\"\/>After the incident, Rai told CBS Mornings on August 4, that he thought he \u201cwas going to die\u201d before Williams came in the water. <!-- -->He explained that he had never experienced waves that powerful before \u2014 and had seen surf that large \u201conly on, like, the internet.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Lifeguards as <keyword id=\"29650289\" type=\"Denny\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"first-responders\" source=\"keywords\">first responders<\/keyword>?<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component iIpbx undefined  &#10;        \">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lifeguards as first responders?&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;\" msid=\"133311129\" width=\"\" title=\"Ryder\u2019s rescue of Nathanial unfolded as California state lawmakers reviewed proposed legislation that would officially make lifeguards first responders.\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"47529300\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-133311129\/lifeguards-as-first-respondersbrbr.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ryder\u2019s rescue of Nathanial unfolded as California state lawmakers reviewed proposed legislation that would officially make lifeguards first responders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"46\"\/>As NBC Bay Area reported, Ryder\u2019s rescue of Nathanial unfolded as California state lawmakers reviewed proposed legislation that would officially make lifeguards first responders. The outlet noted that analysts say giving lifeguards first responder status would bring them more professional recognition, support and resources, and could offer them better worker protections and benefits. <!-- -->It also spoke with people who could not believe that lifeguards were not already first responders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>However, as per John Laird, a Santa Cruz state senator, such a designation is not straightforward. \u201cOf course, lifeguards are first responders, but first responders also go through this rigorous training, so you\u2019d have to decide \u2013 because in the peace officer standards training you go through eight months of training \u2013 so you\u2019d have to decide what\u2019s appropriate here,\u201d NBC Bay Area quoted Laird as saying.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"53\"\/>\u201cHow does it work? How does it get designated? What training comes with it? Who pays for it?\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/i-wouldnt-probably-help-you-president-donald-trump-tells-10-year-old-rescued-by-teen-lifeguard-he-wouldnt-have-risked-his-life-to-save-him\/articleshow\/133310769.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nathanial Rai had been swept off his feet along the California coast and was rescued by a 16-year-old lifeguard, Ryder Williams. The video of the brave rescue went viral across social media, enough to be noticed by the United States President Donald Trump. 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