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We Require a Chopper to Go Find Them’: Teenager’s Distress Call to Aid Family Lost Off Down Under Coast Unveiled
“We got lost out there,” the teenager tells the 000 call handler, after swimming 4km in treacherous, the sea and sprinting 1.25 miles to get assistance for his kin.
The call taker inquires how much time has passed since he set off.
“[It] was a very long time ago … I think they’re a long way from land. I think we need a helicopter to search for them,” he states.
Emergency services have released the distress call made previously after the youth left his loved ones adrift at sea off the Western Australian coast to seek assistance.
His tone remains lucid and collected, even as he details his worry for his family.
“I am unsure of what their status is right now, and I’m really scared,” he confides in the dispatcher.
“Mum said to seek assistance … We were in massive trouble.”
The Dangerous Incident
The holidaymakers had been swept 4km out to sea in treacherous conditions while kayaking and paddleboarding.
His mum urged him to take his kayak and locate rescue, so the boy commenced, ditching first his sinking craft then his bulky flotation device to swim the distance.
After getting to the beach – after an extensive period – he sprinted for 1.25 miles to access a phone.
“Hello, my name is Austin … I have two siblings, Beau and Grace. Beau is 12 and Grace is eight,” he states the emergency services.
“I’m located on the beach right now, and I have to also add – I think I need an medical help because I think I have exposure … I’m really, I’m extremely tired. I have heatstroke, and I feel like I’m about to faint.”
A Holiday Turned Crisis
The family was on vacation in Quindalup, 200km south of Perth. They departed from Geographe Bay following 10am on a Friday in late January.
The parent later recalled that they were having fun when the kids “went out a bit too far”. The breeze strengthened, they were separated from their equipment, and started being carried out.
“It sort of all went wrong very, very quickly,” she noted.
The parent also described having to make “one of the hardest decisions” to instruct her son to swim ashore.
“I knew he was the best swimmer and he was able to manage it,” she said.
The Rescue Effort
The teenager explained being “extremely winded”.
“I just keep swimming, I do breaststroke, I do front crawl, I do survival backstroke,” he explained.
The emergency call was made at about 6pm.
At about 8.30pm, ten hours after they first set out, the family were spotted and rescued. They had floated about 9 miles out to sea.
The recording was made public with the family’s permission.
A forward commander who coordinated the operation said the group was in an “incredibly perilous state”.
“They were in genuine danger, and time was of the essence given how long they had been in the water and with night approaching.
“What the teenager did was truly remarkable. His heroic actions in those conditions were exceptional, and his actions were instrumental in bringing about a successful outcome.”
The officer also praised how the teenager clearly relayed key facts.
When asked to identify the boards for the authorities, the boy said: “They were a green and white colour.”
“And I’m not sure if it’s still on, but they had this fishing line, and there was a catch on the line. Since we managed to catch a fish.”
James Shepherd
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