Brave 13-year-old swam 2.5 miles to shore, battling 4 hours to save his family swept out to sea

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/heroic-teen-saves-family

Um seine Familie vor dem Ertrinken zu retten, wächst ein 13-Jähriger über sich hinaus. Er schwimmt vier Kilometer durch das raue Meer und schafft das beinahe Unmögliche.
#AustinAppelbee #Australien #Rettung #Rettungsmanöver

https://floatmagazin.de/leute/ein-australischer-held-austin-appelbee/

Simply an amazing story - such a brave young boy. That takes real grit, courage, and heart. True Aussie spirit. His mum must be incredibly proud. #AustinAppelbee #Australia #AussieSpirit #FightOrFlight

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A 13-year-old boy swam over four kilometres to alert rescuers after his family was swept away by rough seas in Western Australia. #AustinAppelbee says he tried to think happy thoughts as he swam for hours to reach shore. #Australia

https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/2/4/australian-boy-swims-for-hours-in-rough-seas-to-save-his-family

A 13-year-old boy in #Australia has been hailed for saving his family from drowning after they were swept out to sea.

#AustinAppelbee was with his mother and two younger siblings when they got into difficulty.

He managed to swim two and a half miles to shore to raise the alarm and a search helicopter managed to find the family clinging to a paddleboard after ten hours in the water.

https://bbc.com/news/articles/cly3ezj3rg3o