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Boy doesn't remember dramatic rescue by lifeguard from pounding Santa Cruz surf

Boy doesn't remember dramatic rescue by lifeguard from pounding Santa Cruz surf
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A 10-year-old boy rescued by a teen lifeguard from hammering waves off the Santa Cruz coast doesn’t remember anything after a giant wave swept him off his feet in ankle-deep water. Video of the rescue showed 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams clinging to Nathaniel Rai as wave after wave crashed...

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