Where this storyline stands
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son
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‘What he did, I can never repay’: Dad hails teen who plunged into deadly surf to save son
What happened
The father of a 10-year-old rescued from pounding surf off the California coast in a dramatic scene captured on video says he is beyond grateful to the teenage lifeguard who saved his son ‘What he did, I can never repay’: Dad hails teen who plunged into deadly surf to save son
Why it matters
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