Austin Appelbee was heard on the phone with authorities calmly relaying the situation his mom and siblings were, stranded at sea.
The boy was heard explaining that his mom told him to swim to shore to get help, after they had been swept out about 2.5 miles.
After four hours of swimming, Appelbee had to run about 1.25 miles to reach a phone:”I’m sitting on the beach right now, and I have to also explain. I think I need an ambulance because I think I have hypothermia … I feel like I’m about to pass out.