{
  "id": 279368,
  "title": "‘Baywatch’ Honors Hero 16-Year-Old Lifeguard Ryder Williams During Set Visit (EXCLUSIVE)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/baywatch-honors-hero-16-year-old-lifeguard-ryder-williams-during-set",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T19:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/baywatch-16-year-old-lifeguard-ryder-williams-set-visit-1236830289/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Before the “Baywatch” producers wrapped filming the revival’s first season, they brought a special guest to the set this week: Real-life rookie lifeguard Ryder Williams, the 16-year-old who made headlines when he saved a 10-year-old boy on a Santa Cruz beach amid 8-to-10-foot high pounding waves and rip currents. Williams and his parents were invited […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}