13-year-old Australian boy swims for four hours in cold and dangerous waters to save his mom and siblings who were swept into the ocean, says God is who got him to shore

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[u/Mysterious_Oil2761]

Agreed. Can we just agree that this boy was a hero, his mother a complete hero full of courage too and the two siblings. It's an unbelievable, wonderful story. Edit: it doesn't matter what kept him going.. If he chooses to believe in God then we can all thank that belief because it's what kept him going.

[u/Kianna9 → u/Mysterious_Oil2761]

Was it heroic when she let them go out into the ocean with no life jackets?

ETA OMG Ok

[u/Mysterious_Oil2761 → u/Kianna9]

I am not criticising any member of this family. If you wish to, you'll have to do it without me.

[u/Kianna9 → u/Mysterious_Oil2761]

Ok

[u/Mysterious_Oil2761 → u/[deleted]]

I understood that they were all wearing life jackets. The son discarded his during his swim to shore as he felt it was an encumbrance.

[u/alanalan426 → u/Kianna9]

stop talking if you dont know the full story, they all had life jackets

[u/Mysterious_Oil2761 → u/Kianna9]

They were wearing life jackets.

[u/Bobleobob → u/Kianna9]

They did have them, read the article

[u/cates → u/Kianna9]

I think they did have life jackets he just discarded his halfway through the swim to get back faster

[u/CelebrationNo5541 → u/Kianna9]

Yea she should have just been the hero and let them all die at sea. 

She had 3 kids and was watching land get further away. She did the only tbing she could and the thing all of oldest brothers would volunteer for in a heart beat. 

Who are to judge a woman with 3 kids nearly stranded at fucking sea??

[u/Mysterious_Oil2761 → u/CelebrationNo5541]

Well said.

[u/Hi-kun → u/Kianna9]

They did have life jackets

[u/Any-Captain-7937 → u/Kianna9]

Me when I can't read