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A 13-year-old boy who swam four kilometres in dangerous swells to save his mother and two siblings has been hailed a hero.

The teenager’s family was on the water at Quindalup, 250km south of Perth, when strong winds began pushing their kayaks and paddleboards out to sea last Friday.

The boy jumped from his kayak and began swimming to shore, completing the first two kilometres in his life jacket before abandoning it for the final stretch.

He eventually made it to shore and…

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