Dad saved ‘lifeless’ son, 7, by treading water for 6 hours after boat capsized

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Hero dad treads water for six hours with ‘lifeless’ seven-year-old son in his arms to save him

A FATHER has spoken about how he was forced to tread water for SIX hours while holding his limp seven-year-old son in order to save the pair after their boat capsized.

But after six hours of treading open water in the darkness, Julian began to succumb to the cold and began to swallow water., saying: "To watch him deteriorate and start speaking less and less was terrifying. The group were winched to safety and immediately rushed to hospital for treatment for hypothermia in June.

 

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prob goes without saying but please if you going on boat if nothing else have lifejackets🎣🙏👌

Why would you take a child 9 miles out to sea when there is no life jackets on board the boat .

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