‘We need a helicopter to go find them’: 13-year-old’s triple zero call to save family stranded off WA coast revealed
Austin Appelbee told authorities he was ‘really scared’ after swimming 4km in rough seas to get help for mum and two siblingsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast“We got lost out there,” 13-year-old Austin Appelbee...
<p>Austin Appelbee told authorities he was ‘really scared’ after swimming 4km in rough seas to get help for mum and two siblings</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/feb/11/politics-liberal-party-spill-sussan-ley-labor-anthony-albanese-herzog-protests-sydney-canberra-melbourne-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>“We got lost out there,” 13-year-old Austin Appelbee tells the triple-zero operator, after swimming 4km (2.5 miles) in the rough, open ocean and running 2km (1.25 miles) to save his family.</p><p>The operator asks how long it is since he set off.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/feb/11/we-need-a-helicopter-to-go-find-them-13-year-olds-triple-zero-call-to-save-family-stranded-off-wa-coast-revealed">Continue reading...</a>
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