MELBOURNE, Australia -- 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. ...

A 13-year-old Australian boy is being hailed as a hero for his sheer endurance and bravery after swimming about 2½ miles in rough waters, then running about a mile to rescue his family, who had been ...

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

A 13-year-old boy is being celebrated as a hero after he swam for hours to save his family that was swept out to sea. The Associated Press reported the heroics of Austin Appelbee on Tuesday, noting ...

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 swept out to sea off the coast of Western Australia.

"The actions of the 13-year-old boy cannot be praised highly enough," said Inspector James Bradley of the Western Australian Police Force Getty A 13-year-old boy swam four hours to shore to call for ...