BREAKING: A 72-year-old surfer rescued a father and son from a rip current in Florida. Watch him describe what happened.

A 72-year-old surfer is being hailed as a hero after rushing into action to save a father and son from drowning.  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  NATIONAL BREAKING NEWS BREAKING NEWS 72-year-old surfer rescues father and son from rip current in Florida August 27, 6:08AM CDT A 72-year-old surfer is being hailed as a hero after rushing into action to save a father and son from drowning. More » MORE STORIES What to watch as Congress returns from August recess » Judges, defense lawyers and grand jurors poke holes in cases from Trump's DC federal intervention » Rossen Reports: They're stealing THIS from your mailbox (new scam alert) » After testing 200 mattresses, these are the Labor Day deals worth shopping » MANAGE YOUR ACCOUNT If you'd like to receive some of our other email newsletters, you can tap or click the links below: Be among the first to receive National Breaking News or Local Breaking News as stories break. Catch up on the day's big stories with our Morning Headlines and Afternoon Digest newsletters. Receive our Daily Forecasts or get Severe Weather Alerts sent straight to your email inbox. Manage your email newsletter subscriptions » For the very latest information, download our free apps To ensure email delivery, add newsletters@e.kcci.com to your address book or safe senders list © 2025 Hearst Television Inc. 300 W 57th Street, New York NY 10019 Privacy Notice | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe