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Swam for 4 hours to save family!

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We breed them tough down here!

David Porrett

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3 hours ago, DavidP said:

We breed them tough down here!

 

It's all those spiders and snakes and crocs and stuff, you have to be tough. 

On 2/7/2026 at 8:45 AM, martin-w said:

 

It's all those spiders and snakes and crocs and stuff, you have to be tough. 

One wrong step in Australia and you're dead.  Something is always lying in wait for you😮 Beautiful country and nice people though.

In my part of New Jersey, the scariest thing is the tax collector! 

Back to the topic, incredibly brave young man and his mother too.  I can't imagine having to send your son on a mission that could potentially be fatal in order to save the rest of his family.  Great story of courage and the human spirit. 

Tom       MAKA = Make America Kind Again

I suppose Peter Jackson must have considered Australia as a place to film Lord of the Rings. But, probably, soon after landing there, he decided to move on to New Zealand. 

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