The boy said: "“I don’t think it was actually me [swimming]... It was God the whole time. I kept on praying, kept on praying. I said to God, ‘I’ll get baptized.’”"
In a remarkable feat of endurance and faith, 13-year-old Austin Applebee of Perth, Western Australia, has captured global attention after a harrowing maritime rescue.
Facing rough seas and dangerous conditions, Applebee swam approximately 4 kilometers over the course of nearly four hours to reach help after his family was swept offshore. His heroic actions directly led to the rescue of his mother and siblings.