13-Year-Old Austin Appelbee Receives Gold Commendation Award After Swimming Four Hours To Reach Shore, Calls For Help Over Mom And Sibling Being Stranded At Sea.

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.