Michigan boy, 13, saves sister by hitting potential kidnapper with slingshot

Boy's eight-year-old sister was hunting for mushrooms in her back yard in a rural area when she was attacked

A 13-year-old boy in Michigan saved his younger sister from a potential kidnapper by shooting the attacker with a slingshot, according to authorities.

Police called the boy's actions extraordinary" and said he deserved to be commended after defending his sister with a weapon many associate with the biblical hero David - in his mortal battle against Goliath - and Link, the protagonist of the classic video game The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.