"Many Photos" - Lifeguards struggle to stand up in dramatic waves as they rush into the sea to save boy

This is the terrifying moment a team of lifeguards saved a child who was caught in ferocious waves in Italy.

The boy, thought to be 11, got swallowed up in the backwash of the incoming tide at the Lido Ulivarella beach in Palmi, Italy, dramatic footage shows. 

He had ventured into the waves despite the beach being almost empty due to rough seas.

The boy, who is believed to have been swimming in the sea, got caught in the backwash the incoming tide at the Lido Ulivarella beach in Palmi, Italy,

Despite the beach being almost empty due to rough seas, a boy - who is believed to be 11-years-old - had ventured into the waves.

Fellow beach goers used a rope to drag the youngster out of the huge waves as they crashed on top of him on Monday.

The lifeguard tried desperately to keep hold of the boy, but kept falling over in the waves.

Student Flavio Logiudice filmed the dramatic scene.   

The lifeguard tried desperately to keep hold of the boy, but kept falling over in the waves

He became trapped and needed the help of two lifeguards. Fellow beach goers then used a rope to drag him out of the waves

Flavio, 20, said: 'The kid was uninjured, but he was scared and the waves had stripped him of his swimming kit.

'I don't know who the kid was.

'There have been other similar events here when people swam during rough seas, however the lifeguards have always done a great job to keep the beach safe.'

 

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