Teen lifeguard rescues child from pounding surf in Santa Cruz on July 25, 2026 [irBu7Nhjvjl]
A 16-year-old California State Parks lifeguard rescued a 10-year-old boy from pounding 8-to-10-foot waves at Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz on Saturday, July 25, 2026. ASSOCIATED PRESS VIDEO (CREDIT: SCOTT VANDER DUSSEN/INSTAGRAM @SANTACRUZNOW/TMX) Read the story: Subscribe to our channel: Support local journalism: Sign up for our newsletters: More from The Press Democrat: ---------- Follow us: Twitter ▶ Instagram ▶ Facebook ▶ TikTok ▶ ---------- The Press Democrat delivers breaking local news, information, sports, entertainment, shopping, dining, weather and more for residents of Sonoma, Lake, Mendocino and Napa counties as well as real-time news from the Bay Area, the state, the nation and the world.