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Boy, 13, describes 'superhuman' swim to save family

13-year-old boy speaks out after swimming miles to save family stranded at sea

A 13-year-old Australian boy is speaking out after swimming alone for four hours without a life jacket in order to get help for his mom and siblings, who were stranded at sea.

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When his family was swept out to sea, boy swam and ran miles to save them

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'I don't think I am a hero': Boy, 13, describes 'superhuman' swim to save family

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Teen swims 2.5 miles to save mom and siblings off Australian coast

A 13-year-old is being hailed as a hero after saving his mom and siblings after the family was swept out to sea off the coast of Australia.

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Aussie teen makes heroic four-hour swim to save family stranded off coast

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Australian teen swam hours to shore to get help for mother and siblings swept out to sea

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Boy ‘sang Thomas the Tank Engine theme’ to get through four hour swim to save his family

Austin eventually reached land and found a phone to call emergency services, before passing out from exhaustion.

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A 13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away

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'Superhuman' teen swims hours to save family stranded off Australian coast

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