13-Year-Old Swims 4 Kilometres to Save Stranded Family, Credits God for Survival

The teenager swam 4 kilometres and ran another 2 in dramatic rescue effort.

Austin Appleby swam 4 kilometres to save his family who became stranded at sea. Crystal-Rose Jones/The Epoch Times

A 13-year-old boy has been hailed a hero by netizens all over the world after he swam around four kilometres (approximately 2.5 miles) to get help for his stranded mother and siblings.

Austin Appleby was on holiday in Quindalup, Western Australia, and enjoying a day in the water with his mother Joanne, 47, and siblings Beau, 12, and Grace, 8.