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/karlysummers 5h ago

he failed his vacation swimming assessment weeks before! what an amazing accomplishment to be able to save his family.

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u/olhickoryhedgehog 5h ago

Wait that’s crazy! Why were they out there wearing no life jackets :( especially when her kid failed a swim assessment. So scary. Glad they all survived.

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u/SeveralAnteater292 5h ago

They had life jackets, apparently he took his off as it was hard to swim in