Rescue helicopter locates boy’s mother and two siblings clinging to a paddleboard roughly 14km offshore
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Boy swims four hours through rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia
Australia: Boy, 13, swims 4km to save family swept out to sea
An ‘amazing feat’: how was 13-year-old Austin Appelbee able to swim for four hours to save his family?
Austin Applebee: Australia boy, 13, describes swim to save family
El niño de 13 años que salvó a su familia tras nadar cuatro horas para pedir ayuda en Australia: “No soy un héroe”
Mother says asking 13-year-old son to swim four hours to save family ‘one of the hardest decisions’ ever made
13-Jähriger rettet Familie nach stundenlangem Kampf im Meer
Doctors told 13-year-old his swim put strain on his body comparable to running two marathons
Teen swims 4km, two without a life jacket, to sound alarm which led to the discovery of his family
The teenager is praised for his courage and bravery after swimming back to shore to raise the alarm.
Saltwater, survival backstroke and sheer mind over matter may have helped the teenager save his family, experts say
Austin Appelbee told authorities he was ‘really scared’ after swimming 4km in rough seas to get help for mum and two siblings
Austin Applebee recounts his 'superhuman' swim which saved the lives of his mother and siblings in Australia.
