13-year-old Australian teen saves his family
by editors@theworld.org (Jenna Gadbois) from The World: Latest Stories on (#73ACF)
Austin Appelbee was enjoying a morning on the water with his mother and two younger siblings, kayaking and paddleboarding. That is, until the wind picked up and the water became choppy, pushing them farther out to sea and unable to paddle back. But Austin braved the ocean and swam for hours by himself back to shore to alert emergency services, who dispatched a helicopter and rescued his family. Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman have more details.