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Australian teen swims 4 hours to save family members swept out to sea

The 13-year-old hero ditched his life jacket halfway through the swim, fearing the drag would keep him reaching shore.

Johnny Wan
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A 13-year-old boy in Australia swam 4km (2.5 miles) in choppy waters to find help for his family who were stranded at sea. It took the teen four hours to reach shore to raise the alarm, after his mother and two younger siblings were swept out to sea while kayaking and paddle-boarding in Western Australia.

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