I'm listening to him, and he thinks he is going to die," Rai shared on Fox News Live. In a statement to California State Parks, Williams said he saw the child about 20 yards from the tower. Viral video of the rescue showed Williams holding Nathaniel in the rough surf. Rai, who was not on vacation with his children, said he had not yet seen his son following the rescue. Original article source: Father of 10-year-old boy breaks silence after viral beach rescue: 'No way I could ever repay him'