00:00C'est le moment que l'Appleby family pensait jamais venir.
00:04C'est après plus de 8 heures à l'arrière, et c'est grâce à l'effort de 13 ans d'Austin.
00:11Je disais, non aujourd'hui, non aujourd'hui, non aujourd'hui.
00:15Je dois continuer à continuer.
00:17Le famille est holidayé en W.A.'s south-west,
00:20paddleboarding et kayaking à Quindelup Beach on Friday
00:23quand conditions ont été rouges.
00:25Joanne Appelby, avec ses trois enfants, s'est passé à l'arrière.
00:28We were cold, we were shaking, both sides of the sea, couldn't beat his legs
00:34and it was pretty terrifying for a while.
00:38With no sign of help on the way, Austin made the decision to leave his family,
00:43swimming four kilometres in rough conditions.
00:46The waves are massive. I do breaststroke, I do freestyle, I do survival backstroke.
00:50Unsure how his family was coping in the waves.
00:53I had love to deal with my heart.
00:54Because, you know, I thought, oh man, I wasn't fast enough, I wasn't fast enough.
01:04There's no bigger word to describe him other than proud.
01:08Like, I can't, I'm speechless at his efforts, but at the same time, I knew he could do it.
01:13Rescue crews finally arriving after the sun had set.
01:17The Applebees, thankfully, all had life jackets on and the children learnt to swim at a young age.
01:22Mum Joanne now encouraging everyone to be prepared before heading out on the water,
01:26but say they won't be heading back out any time soon.
01:29I have all three babies.
01:32Excuse me.
01:34All, all three of them made it, that was all that mattered.
01:38So, it was good.
01:39Amber Wilkinson, Nine News.
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