SocietyBoy rescued from rip current recalls: “I thought I was going to … die”

Last month, a 16-year-old lifeguard rescued 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai from a rip current off Santa Cruz, California. Rai and his father described the frightening incident on television. They also expressed their gratitude to the teenage lifeguard who intervened when Rai was struggling. The account focuses on the boy’s fear during the ordeal and the rescue that brought him to safety.