Event Brief
Boy, 13, swims for hours to save family from sea
Filed: Feb 03, 2026 at 12:06 PM ET
Summary: Austin Applebee recounts his 'superhuman' swim that saved his mother and siblings in Australia.
WHO: Austin Applebee
WHAT: Swam to save family swept out to sea
WHEN: Feb 03, 2026 at 8:19 AM ET
WHERE: Australia
WHY: To save his mother and siblings
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