Trump says heroic teen lifeguard who saved boy from towering waves deserves White House honor

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Hero lifeguard, just 16, invited to White House after saving child from certain death in violent waves.

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A teenage lifeguard has been invited to the White House after pulling off a breathtaking rescue of a young boy who was dragged out to sea by a sudden wave at in California.The dramatic incident took place at Cypress Beach on Saturday, with the whole ordeal caught on camera by photographer Scott Vander Dussen.The young lifeguard, just 16, who has chosen to stay anonymous, threw himself into dangerous waters to save the child from powerful ocean currents.Mr Vander Dussen, who filmed the entire rescue, told the Mail he was blown away by how quickly the teenager reacted.The sea had been relatively peaceful for most of the day, but conditions turned treacherous without warning when a so-called sneaker wave slammed into the shore."He was just sucked out," Mr Vander Dussen recalled."We then saw the kid's head bobbing up and down" roughly 200 metres from the beach, he said.Within moments, the lifeguard threw himself into the ocean and battled through the surf to pull the boy back to shore.The...

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Trump says heroic teen lifeguard who saved boy from towering waves deserves White House honor.

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Trump says the California teen who repeatedly disappeared beneath crashing waves while saving a child showed extraordinary courage worthy of national recognition.

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