Trump to award top civilian honor to teenage lifeguard who saved child

Published July 28, 2026 3:56pm ET | Updated July 29, 2026 8:26am ET



President Donald Trump announced that he plans to invite a 16-year-old California lifeguard and his family to the White House to receive a high civilian honor after the teenager rescued a young boy from drowning.

“We’re going to bring this heroic young man, and his family, into the White House with, perhaps, the boy he saved, to give him a High Civilian Honor. Very brave, he deserves it!” Trump wrote in Truth Social post Tuesday.

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