""I think that Austin's brilliant, and I think the world of him. It's wonderful for them to be alive and well, wonderful. I'm proud of the two boys and the wee girl. She's a very, very shy little girl. She doesn't like any publicity at all, versus the two boys are very good, and herself, it was great, absolutely brilliant. And I hope it will give a lesson to other people not to go out on them damn things.""
""It was a long, long time; it was four hours. She was sure that he had drowned, but she kept going and kept trying and kept the other two talking and singing and praying, of course.""
""It was nothing short of a miracle that we made it. We just went for a paddle close to shore for about an hour before we were due to head home from the holiday. But one of the kids got a bit too far out, so I went out to call him back in. Then the winds picked up and the waves started, and we lost some oars, and it just escalated from there, basically.""
A family holidaying in Quindalup, Western Australia were swept far from shore when rough ocean and rising winds dragged their kayaks and paddle boards. The mother and three children were carried out after waves increased, oars were lost and they fell into the water repeatedly. The 13-year-old son swam for four hours to reach help while keeping his younger brother and sister talking, singing and praying. The group had no food or potable water during the ordeal. The outcome was described as a miracle and the children's courage and survival were praised.
Read at Irish Independent
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