"Hey, that's the boy I just saw on TV!" a voice shouted out from the beach.
Unaware, Youssif streaked past, little legs pumping as fast as they could across the sand, coming to a screeching halt a few feet away from the waves breaking at the shore.
Frightened and excited, the 5-year-old Iraqi boy shrieked and laughed as his father lifted him to safety as each wave crashed around their legs. It was the first time either of them had seen the ocean.
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CNN's Wayne Drash contributed to this report.