"OCEANSIDE, Calif. -- A 12-year-old junior lifeguard in Southern California is being hailed a hero after he helped save five people from a capsized boat."
"The boy was on his family's fishing boat in Oceanside Sunday morning when he saw five people being thrown into the water."
"That's when he waved down a nearby jet ski and instructed the operator to bring them on his boat."
"He also helped by providing first aid to them."
A 12-year-old junior lifeguard in Southern California rescued five people after a boat capsized near Oceanside. The boy was on his family's fishing boat Sunday morning when he saw five people thrown into the water. He waved down a nearby jet ski and instructed the operator to bring the swimmers onto his boat, then provided first aid to the injured. Lifeguards who responded praised the action as an example of the junior lifeguard program's training and readiness. All five victims are expected to recover. The incident underscores successful youth lifeguard preparedness and effective on-water emergency response.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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