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>> and im trying to follow where the young man is. i see gary is at this point climbing out now. and the other young man, kevin, who had jumped in, hes climbing out closer to where i was. >> hes right there! >> him and i got out close to the same time. i made it out of the water. at that point, the waves subsided and the kid popped up, unconscious, facedown. >> panic sets in among the crowd. they are worried that the young man is going to drown right in front of them. >> right there! >> anxiousl...

All these things are running through my head all at once. so i just immediately started pumping on his chest, giving him chest compressions. and i gave him a couple of breaths of air, and nothing but foam started coming out of his mouth, bloody foam. and i -- the whole time im thinking, hes dead. hes dead. i hear my children screaming, dad, dad, dad. as im giving him chest compressions, another huge swell starts hitting, which at this point, while im trying to get water out of him, waves are com...

Own and he blinked his eyes. that was pretty amazing. >> when rob and gary get back to shore, rob is reunited with his sons. >> youre a hero. >> that moment where rob is just, you know, walking up to shore, crying from just exhaustion -- hes a hero. and his son crying and running up to him. it was amazing. it was really cool. >> my young son started running to to me and he was crying. >> your dads a hero. >> i broke down crying. and it was -- it was really intense. it was really intense. but im ...

Stranger that you dont know speaks volumes. >> i just thought that he has one chance left. i think that was the last thought i had, that this is his last chance. and next thing i know my feet left the rock. >> rob jumps in and swims as fast as he can toward the motionless teen. he reaches him quickly. >> it was a miracle -- literally a miracle that he surfaced right where he did. and i got my way over to the rocks and kevins sister, who was over there, she reached her hand out. and im screaming ...

Mouth, bloody foam. and i -- the whole time im thinking, hes dead. hes dead. i hear my children screaming, dad, dad, dad. as im giving him chest compressions, another huge swell starts hitting, which at this point, while im trying to get water out of him, waves are coming in and just -- just funneling in his mouth. and gary arrived really shortly after. >> i get over there and we realize that we have to move this kid. >> oh, my god. >> gary and rob carry the teen to higher ground and continue cp...

I start cpr, pumping his chest, turning him on his side. pumping his chest, turning him on his side. >> gary and i are crying. gary and i are pumping his chest and his stomach at the same time. and water is just pouring out of the kid. i was just holding his head steady. >> i was thinking this mentally, and not stopping, and not stopping pretty much until the kid groaned. and then the lifeguards show up. >> a helicopter and emts arrive to help the teen. they dont know if he was alive or dead. >>...

Into a dangerous rescue mission to save a drowning teen. >> oh, my god! >> he had been facedown for so long, im thinking, if i jump in, if i cant get him on the first try, thats it. >> july 6th, 2014, rancho palos verdes, california. friends gary golding, robert mcnolte and hillary swanson are planning a day trip to abalone cove, a local park along the oceanfront. hillary recently won a gopro camera in a contest and is looking forward to trying it out. >> we wanted to go to the beach and use the...

Pumping his chest, turning him on his side. >> gary and i are crying. gary is pumping his chest and stomach at the same time. and water is just pouring out of the kid. i was just holding his head steady. >> i was thinking this mentally, and not stopping, and not stopping pretty much until the kid groaned. then lifegrd guards showed up. >> a helicopter and emts arrive to help the teen. they dont know if he was alive or dead. >> he was under water for so long and unconscious for so long, i thought...

Hard to spot sea life. so gary comes up with a different idea. >> hey, ill show you this thing at this other cove its these rocks people jump off of. well check that out instead. >> while gary jumps out into the surf. hillary and rob hang out on the rocks along with friends an family, including robs sons. >> after we had been there a while a group of young men arrived. they looked to be older teens and they were asking gary about the swell and the current and this and that. >> is water is nice. ...

>> hes right there! >> him and i got out close to the same time. i made it out of the water. at that point, the waves subsided and the kid popped up, unconscious, facedown. >> panic sets in among the crowd. they are worried that the young man is going to drown right in front of them. >> right there. >> anxiously watching rob mcnolte has a decision to make. >> on the video footage you can tell im looking left and looking right watching the swell of the water and trying to look and see if im going...