2026年8月4日 / 美国东部时间上午11:57 / 哥伦比亚广播公司新闻
上个月在加利福尼亚州圣克鲁兹海岸被从离岸流中救起的10岁男孩表示，在一名16岁救生员将他救起之前，他以为自己要死了。
“我非常感谢他救了我的命，”纳撒尼尔·莱对青少年救生员赖德·威廉姆斯说道。
纳撒尼尔在接受《哥伦比亚广播公司早间新闻》采访时表示，当天海滩上“海浪非常大”，所以他一直待在岸边。但有一次他绊倒了，被卷进了水里。
纳撒尼尔的父亲苏米特·莱表示，他的儿子“离死亡只有一两秒的距离”，他永远感激威廉姆斯——第一个赶到现场的人。
“赖德知道如果他松手，纳撒尼尔就会被淹死，”苏米特·莱说道。当时他说，纳撒尼尔已经失去意识，没有了呼吸。
16岁的赖德·威廉姆斯上个月在加利福尼亚州圣克鲁兹海岸协助将10岁的纳撒尼尔·莱从离岸流中救起。斯科特·范德·杜森
“他尽到了自己的全部职责来挽救（纳撒尼尔的）生命，并且为此将自己置于危险之中，”他说道。
苏米特·莱还对其他前来协助的救生员以及跳下水帮忙救他儿子的好心人表达了感谢。
“我无比感激他们每一个人，因为要付出那样的努力才能把他救上岸，让他活下来。我很感激能和我的儿子在一起。我无法想象如果赖德当时不在场，我的生活会变成什么样，”他说道。
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在上周的一份声明中，赖德·威廉姆斯也表达了感激之情。“我很感激有机会将孩子平安送回他的家人身边。这是我的工作，我热爱自己的本职。我感谢每天都像这样执行救援任务的同事们，”他说道。
10-year-old rescued from rip current by teen lifeguard says he thought he was going to die
August 4, 2026 / 11:57 AM EDT / CBS News
A 10-year-old boy who was saved from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month said he thought he was going to die before a 16-year-old lifeguard rescued him.
“I’m super thankful for him saving my life,” Nathaniel Rai said about the teen lifeguard, Ryder Williams.
Nathaniel told “CBS Mornings” that “the waves were really big” that day at the beach so he stayed on the shore. But at one point he tripped and got pulled into the water.
Nathaniel’s father, Sumit Rai, said his son was “a second or two away from dying” and he’s “forever grateful” for Williams, who was the first person to respond.
“Ryder knew that if he lets go Nathaniel is going to drown,” Sumit Rai said. At that point, he said, Nathaniel was unconscious and not breathing.
Ryder Williams, 16, helps to rescue 10-year-old Nathaniel Rai from a rip current off the coast of Santa Cruz, California, last month. Scott Vander Dussen
“He just did everything he was supposed to do to save his (Nathaniel’s) life and put himself at risk to do so,” he said.
Sumit Rai also expressed gratitude for the other lifeguard who assisted and the good Samaritans who jumped in to help save his son.
“I appreciate each and every one of them, incredibly so, because, you know, it took that effort to bring him out and keep him alive. I’m just so grateful to have my son with me. I can’t imagine what life would look like had Ryder not been there,” he said.
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In a statement last week, Ryder Williams said he too was grateful. “I’m grateful to have had the opportunity to return the child to his family safely. This is my job and I love what I do. I’m thankful to my fellow lifeguards who perform rescues just like this every day,” he said.
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