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'Just kept getting pulled': 10-year-old boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue

'Just kept getting pulled': 10-year-old boy details harrowing Santa Cruz surf rescue
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"I'm super thankful for him saving my life," said 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai about the teen lifeguard who pulled him from a violent rip current. Nathaniel says much of the experience remains a blur, but he vividly remembers fearing for his life as the massive waves dragged him under.

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