Zac Efron’s younger brother, Dylan Efron, transitioned from reality TV star to real-life hero after rescuing two women from drowning during a visit to Miami’s South Beach earlier this month. The 33-year-old influencer recounted the dramatic incident on the April 17 episode of 'Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast', describing how he and friends rushed into action when they spotted five women struggling in dangerously strong currents.
“It was really random,” Dylan said, recalling his first-ever trip to the beach on April 5. “I walk up to the shore, and I’m looking out, and there’s just people screaming in the water.” With no lifeguards present, he and his friend Brennan sprinted into the ocean alongside Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’ ex-husband, who was also at the scene.
"The currents were ripping," Dylan stressed, adding the group had been swept about a football field's length off shore. Dylan, a former collegiate swimmer, swam out to rescue the farthest victims. "I swelled one in, swam back for another girl," he downplayed his heroics. The last woman he saved hugged him with a minute-long embrace on the beach. "She just wraps me up in the biggest hug and does not want to let go," he explained. "I'm like, 'You're good, you're safe.' Then I just walked away".
The rescue soon went viral, but Dylan was humble: "I feel like I did what most people would have done". His heroics were likened to ‘Baywatch’—a reference to his brother Zac's 2017 movie appearance—but Dylan brushed off the attention, laughing about Miami's unpredictability: "First 10 seconds on this beach and there's a rescue. Miami's weird".
The experience contributes to Dylan's growing profile after his victory on ‘The Traitors’ season 3 earlier this year, where he shared a $204,300 prize with teammates. He's also worked on documentaries such as ‘The Fish That Saved a Village’ and co-created ‘Down to Earth’ with Zac.
Though Zac is still the Hollywood A-lister, Dylan's mix of action-packed content and philanthropy—along with viral thirst traps that he humorously owns—puts him as a diverse influencer owning his own lane.
“It was really random,” Dylan said, recalling his first-ever trip to the beach on April 5. “I walk up to the shore, and I’m looking out, and there’s just people screaming in the water.” With no lifeguards present, he and his friend Brennan sprinted into the ocean alongside Sam Asghari, Britney Spears’ ex-husband, who was also at the scene.
"The currents were ripping," Dylan stressed, adding the group had been swept about a football field's length off shore. Dylan, a former collegiate swimmer, swam out to rescue the farthest victims. "I swelled one in, swam back for another girl," he downplayed his heroics. The last woman he saved hugged him with a minute-long embrace on the beach. "She just wraps me up in the biggest hug and does not want to let go," he explained. "I'm like, 'You're good, you're safe.' Then I just walked away".
The rescue soon went viral, but Dylan was humble: "I feel like I did what most people would have done". His heroics were likened to ‘Baywatch’—a reference to his brother Zac's 2017 movie appearance—but Dylan brushed off the attention, laughing about Miami's unpredictability: "First 10 seconds on this beach and there's a rescue. Miami's weird".
The experience contributes to Dylan's growing profile after his victory on ‘The Traitors’ season 3 earlier this year, where he shared a $204,300 prize with teammates. He's also worked on documentaries such as ‘The Fish That Saved a Village’ and co-created ‘Down to Earth’ with Zac.
Though Zac is still the Hollywood A-lister, Dylan's mix of action-packed content and philanthropy—along with viral thirst traps that he humorously owns—puts him as a diverse influencer owning his own lane.
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