Two junior lifeguards in California recently responded to an emergency in a big way. Jake Shaffer told a local NBC affiliate that he was in the middle of a lifeguard competition when he saw a plane crashing into the sea. He immediately jumped into action, ultimately rescuing the pilot.
He and a fellow lifeguard grabbed their boards and swam out to help. Jake said, "When he got on my board, he had a small cut on his head. I kept asking him, 'Hello, sir? Are you OK?'"
He added, "He didn't want to talk. He was sitting there frozen on the board."
The boys were in the middle of the 2022 California Surf Lifesaving Association Junior Lifeguard Championship when the plane crashed.
Luckily, no one was in the ocean at the time of the crash. A mother of another teen told the Associated Press, "I heard a thump and then I looked at the tent and I see all the kids turning and running."
You can find out more about the rescue in the video!
