While watching the murky ocean, the enormous size of the waves had us in shock. Most of the patrons had left the water, but a few daring swimmers remained.
Suddenly, a child is caught in a riptide, and our lifeguard skills are activated without thinking.
While the water was colder than usual as sunset approached, I did not even notice the cold and my coworker and I continued our pursuit of the struggling child.
The child struggled more, splashing his arms to stop himself from drowning.
I threw the buoy that had been strapped around my shoulder towards