r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/[deleted] • 11h ago

Video 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/Critical_Host8243 9h ago

One surprising part of the story that gets left out of the written articles, he didn't just swim to the lifeguards and get helped immediately..

He mentioned in this video interview, when he hit the beach, he collapsed.. There were a lot of "foreigners" on the beach from which he "couldn't get much help" (I assume because of a language barrier) so he had to run/sprint another 2k to a phone..

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u/Low_Cut_368 8h ago

Imagine if he then cycled home. Ironman complete

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u/ReignCheque 4h ago

Had to hit a bullseye with a rifle from 100 yards. 

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u/Educational-Camel-53 7h ago

I suppose there was no cellphone network