Austin Applebee battled against rough waves for about four hours to make it to shore and alert authorities after he, his mum and two siblings were swept out to sea ...

A family day on the water off Western Australia turned into a survival story that sounds almost impossible. A 13-year-old boy ...

The family were stranded at sea for between eight and 10 hours before they were rescued ...

The waves are massive and I have no life jacket on. … I just kept thinking ‘just keep swimming, just keep swimming.’” ...

A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving his family after he swam for four hours in choppy waters off the coast of Western ...

"His determination and courage ultimately saved the lives of his mother and siblings,” Police Inspector James Bradley said.

Austin Applebee said he spent hours racing back to dry land to seek help, with his mom and two siblings still in the water ...

A teen is being hailed a hero after he had to swim for hours through rough waters to save his family’s lives. Austin Applebee ...

A 13-year-old boy swam for four hours in cold and choppy waters to save his mother and two younger siblings who had been ...

Austin Appelbee is being hailed as a hero after he rescued his family. “I couldn’t feel how tired I was,” the 13-year-old ...

The waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on.… I just kept thinking, ‘Just keep swimming, just keep swimming,’” Austin ...

An Aussie teen has been hailed as a hero after swimming four kilometres through choppy waters to save his mother and two ...