13year old Australian swims for 4 hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom


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13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom and siblings who were swept into the ocean, says God is who got him to shore.

The family was on kayaks & paddleboards when they were swept about 2.5 miles out to sea.

After a conversation with his mother, Austin Appelbee decided he would swim back to shore to find help.

Appelbee says he prayed throughout the four-hour swim and told God he would get baptized if he made it out alive.

"I don't think it was actually me [swimming]... It was God the whole time. I kept on praying, kept on praying. I said to God, 'I'll get baptized.'"

"The waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on… I just kept thinking 'just keep swimming, just keep swimming,'" he said.

"And then I finally made it to shore, and I hit the bottom of the beach, and I just collapsed."

Appelbee says when he got to shore, he had to sprint for about a mile to find help.

According to AP, the family drifted 9 miles from Quindalup and spent 10 hours in the water.

When he reached the shore, Appelbee alerted authorities, who then sent out a helicopter to find his mom, 12-year-old brother, and 8-year-old sister.

Austin's mother, Joanne Appelbee, said one of the hardest decisions of her life was sending her son to shore.

"One of the hardest decisions I ever had to make was to say to Austin: 'Try and get to shore and get some help. This could get really serious really quickly,'" she said.

What a remarkable kid.
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1 +1 Epicfrog 4 days ago

poor kid brainwashed god don`t exist and other no way you could of swam 4 hrs in cold waters

3 +1 Lemmiwinks 5 days ago

A black kid couldn’t even swim

0 +1 Hestkuk 5 days ago

The ghost of Steve Irwin led him to shore

2 +1 Lostcoss.82 6 days ago

She let him know he wasn't her favorite child when she sent him to get help. Bitch, why didn't you get the help?

1 +1 TasunkeWitco 6 days ago

Australia has dumbass crackers, too? I thought it was a uniquely American affliction.

5 +1 Kate666 6 days ago

Never underestimate a child in an emergency! We teach em n think they arent listening but when shit gets tough watch em go!

7 +1 ubi 6 days ago

this place is 3 hour drive south from mine.
Sharks prevalent in the area which is also / therefore
exclellent for boat or beach rod fishing, spearfishing and all

fantastic beachside holiday spot and nex to an amazing wine cheese truffle region .

This kid is a strong a s he seems quiet.

was using two metal crutches because
he had copleted equivalent of 2 marathons - 4 plus hours swimming in a region
growing darker to nightfall
into nightfall and
landed on the beach well into nightfall at about 8pm

ran 2 kilometres to
raise the alarm and
on the way met some non-english-speaking tourists
so could not get assist, kept going tho'

this kid did that without warmup
training nor any kind of prep

In Australi aevery kid get swimming lessons and this one really paid off .

His mother and siblings were playing silly vocal games to keep the panic down -
The kid kept them in mind to keep his head inplace.

true amazing

11 +1 oroboros 6 days ago

This boy deserves full respect for his extraordinary courage. His mother must be proud of him.

11 +1 elgringodecuba 6 days ago

Hero boy

15 +1 Cripple 6 days ago

Let that be a lesson that any time you are in any type of watercraft in the ocean, one should have, at least, a hand held type marine radio.

2 +1 deadtedw 6 days ago

God? Some people's brains have never evolved from the caves.

12 +1 elgringodecuba 6 days ago

Here you are.

0 +1 0falcon0 6 days ago

@deadtedw whatever gives u the determination will do.

20 +1 JustURguy 6 days ago

Poor kid is about to be canceled and investigated by the AFP for hate speech for saying "a lot of foreign people on the beach, so I couldn't get much help"