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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ima Caldwell, Daisy Dumas and Oliver Holmes

Boy swims four hours in rough seas to save mother and siblings off Western Australia

The Appelbee family
Austin Appelbee (right) saved his brother Beau, mother Joanne and sister Grace (left to right). The family were on holiday in Quindalup, 250km south of Perth, when they ran into trouble in the water. Photograph: Briana Shepherd/ABC News

A teenager has saved his mother and two younger siblings by making a four-hour swim to raise the alarm despite fading light and rough conditions after the family was swept out to sea in Western Australia.

The Appelbee family were on holiday in Quindalup, 200km (125 miles) south of Perth, when strong winds pushed their inflatable paddleboards and kayak offshore from Geographe Bay on Friday afternoon.

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