An 11-year-old boy was rescued from the surf by the Ocean Shores Police and Fire Departments on Monday.

Just after 3 p.m., both departments responded to a report of three children having trouble in the surf near the West Chance a la Mer beach approach. According to police reports, the three boys were caught in a powerful rip current and carried out into the surf.

Two of the boys were able to make it out on their own, but the 11-year-old from Port Orchard was still trapped in the surf.

Firefighter Jack Thomson and Ocean Shores Police officer Chris Iversen waded into the surf to try and reach the boy. Thomson then used a pressurized “rope gun” to shoot a flotation device toward the boy.

The boy held onto the rope, and Thomson and Iversen pulled him to shore. Paramedics treated the victim on the shore and released him to family friends with whom he had come to Ocean Shores.

The paramedics gave credit to the boy’s stamina and perseverance to be able to keep swimming for nearly half an hour in the cold surf.