Mum’s heartbreaking decision to send son, 13, on four hour swim to save family
- Posted on February 3, 2026
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Mum’s heartbreaking decision to send son, 13, on four hour swim to save family
A mum who was left with no choice but to send her son, 13, on a four-hour swim to save her and her other two children has described the moment she made the ‘hardest decision of her life’. Austin Appelbee was dragged out to sea with his mum Joanne and two siblings Beau and Grace while they were swimming in Quidalup, south-west Australia. The family ...