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malaise

(296,176 posts) Tue Feb 3, 2026, 06:44 AM Feb 3

Meet Rescue Hero Austin Appelbee - and smile

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/13yo-boy-recounts-swim-through-rough-seas/106301382

13-year-old Austin Appelbee recounts his heroic four hour swim through rough seas to raise the alarm after his mother and two siblings were swept out to sea off the WA coast.

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Meet Rescue Hero Austin Appelbee - and smile (Original Post) malaise Feb 3 OP

Quite amazing! A bit more info is in the article below: TheRickles Feb 3 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Ping Tung Feb 3 #5

Thanks malaise Feb 3 #6

Amazing! So happy everything turned out well! HeartsCanHope Feb 3 #2

Incredible story. Emile Feb 3 #3

Is there another news outlet... GiqueCee Feb 3 #4

Post #1 Emile Feb 3 #7

I like to wake to good news Thanks Malaise. Ping Tung Feb 3 #8

Me too malaise Feb 3 #9

kick. BlueWaveNeverEnd Feb 3 #10

TheRickles

(3,393 posts)

1. Quite amazing! A bit more info is in the article below:

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:37 AM

Feb 3

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/03/boy-swims-four-hours-rescue-family-western-australia

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malaise

(296,176 posts)

6. Thanks

Reply to TheRickles (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:54 AM

Feb 3

Unbelievable
Bravo Austin.

HeartsCanHope

(1,680 posts)

2. Amazing! So happy everything turned out well!

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:41 AM

Feb 3

Emile

(42,309 posts)

3. Incredible story.

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:42 AM

Feb 3

GiqueCee

(4,281 posts)

4. Is there another news outlet...

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Tue Feb 3, 2026, 09:42 AM

Feb 3

... that can tell us whether or not his family was saved? The video stopped before we could learn their fate.

On edit: Never mind. Another post provided more details.