WATCH: Teen swims for miles to save family February 4, 2026 at 7:39 am Staff Top Stories Tweet Share Reddit +1 Pocket LinkedIn Austin Applebee battled waves for four hours as he swam 2.5 miles back to the beach to get help after the kayak he, his mom and two siblings were on flipped over after the surf quickly picked up. Post expires at 8:08am on Thursday February 5th, 2026 Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *You may use these HTML tags and attributes:<a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <s> <strike> <strong> Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Previous Story WATCH: Dog steals journalist’s camera and hits record Next Story Minnesota teachers sue to keep ICE off school property