The Irish mother of an Australian boy who swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family has said she is “amazed” at her son’s bravery and added she “knew he could do it”.
13-year-old Austin Appelbee made it across 4km of ocean to raise the alarm after his mother Joanne, who is originally from Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan, and two younger siblings were swept out to sea.
The family had gone kayaking and paddle-boarding on the water when the incident happened.
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A 13-year-old Western Australian boy swam four kilometres through dangerous seas for four hours to save his family after they were swept out while kayaking.
Austin Appelbee removed his life jacket partway through the swim, then ran another two kilometres to call for help after reaching shore.
His mother, 12-year-old brother, and eight-year-old sister were stranded at sea for more than eight hours before being rescued by emergency services.
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