SocietyFather of child rescued from California surf says lifeguard risked his own safety

Sumit Rai was in another state when his 10-year-old son was swept into turbulent California surf and came close to drowning. A teenage lifeguard and several bystanders then worked together to pull the boy to safety. Rai said the lifeguard endangered his own safety during the rescue, highlighting the peril of the incident and the intervention that saved the child.