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    Boy, 13, makes 'superhuman' swim to save family swept out to sea in Geographe Bay
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    Boy, 13, makes ‘superhuman’ swim to save family swept out to sea in Geographe Bay

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    2. Voomps on

      Holy moly. I’ve swum 2.5 km during recreational ocean races when my family were safely on shore and I’m an adult.

    3. SnooStories6404 on

      What a fantastic effort by everyone. I bet he doesn’t have to do the dishes for a while

    4. DSMB on

      What an absolute weapon.

      Swam 4 km… 2 hrs with a lifejacket, and then 2 without, to get to shore.

    5. Dockers4flag2035orB4 on

      Great story.

      Well done to the young lad, but also to the mum keeping the younger kids together.

      Must’ve been really scary.

    6. OptimusRex on

      Getting from the bed to the loo is difficult enough these days. Kid should get a street named after him or something.

    8. IAMA_Proctologist on

      Amazing.

      So he and his mum and siblings were pushed offshore while kayaching (14 km from land when they were found), and the 13 year old tried kayaking back for help. He eventually ditched the kayak to swim with his life jacket because it was taking on too much water water. Then a few hours later when he realised he wasn’t making much headway, ditched the lifejacket (in choppy seas!) and swam 2 hours more to get to shore for help.

      Absolutely amazing.

    9. Paacmaanv on

      Willingly ditching your life jacket still 2 hours away from shore is ballsy stuff. What a hero

    12. globalminority on

      Unbelievable effort by the kid. What a feat! True bravery and grit from him and his mum too.