@dailymail: 13-year-old Austin Appelbee swam 2.5 miles in dangerous swells to save his mother and two siblings. The teenager's family was on the water, when strong winds began pushing their kayaks and paddle boards out to sea last Friday. The boy jumped from his kayak and began swimming to shore, completing the first two kilometres in his life jacket before abandoning it for the final stretch. He eventually made it to shore and raised the alarm. His family were found by rescuers clinging to a single paddle board 8.7 miles from the shore. 'I just said... 'not today, not today'. I did breaststroke, I did freestyle, I did backstroke. I hit the bottom of the beach and just collapsed,' the 13-year-old said. 'And after that I had to sprint two kilometres to get to the phone.'