The 13-year-old boy braved rough seas to reach the shore and raise the alarm; rescuers then found his mother and siblings. The family were on kayaks and paddleboards when winds picked up and dragged them out to sea.
A young boy swam for several hours in rough seas to alert authorities to his mother and younger brother and sister being stranded off the coast of Quindalup in Western Australia.
Police said that Austin Applebee swam around 4 kilometers (roughly 2.5 ... [2163 chars]