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  • Police release call from boy, 13, who swam for hours to save his family stranded at sea

    02/13/2026 3:37:57 PM PST · by Twotone · 16 replies
    Sky News ^ | February 11, 2026 | Staff
    Authorities have released the audio of an emergency call made by a 13-year-old boy who swam for hours to save his family after they were swept out to sea. Austin Appelbee, his mother, brother and sister, from Perth, were on an inflatable kayak and paddleboards when they got into difficulty off the west coast of Western Australia. Mum Joanne Appelbee, 47, asked her son to swim around 4km (2.5miles) to shore - where he then ran 2km to find a phone he could use to call the emergency services. With Ms Appelbee's permission, the Western Australia Police Force has released...
  • 13-year-old boy speaks out after swimming miles to save family stranded at sea

    02/05/2026 11:53:46 AM PST · by yesthatjallen · 23 replies
    ABC ^ | 02 04 2026 | Staff
    A 13-year-old Australian boy is speaking out after swimming alone for four hours without a life jacket in order to get help for his mom and siblings, who were stranded at sea. "I just said, 'Not today, not today, not today. I have to keep on going,'" Austin Appelbee told Australia's ABC News. Austin and his family, including his mom Joanne Appelbee and his two younger siblings, said they were on a beach trip on Jan. 30 and had taken a kayak and two inflatable stand-up paddleboards out into the ocean. They said they had planned to stay out in...