Seven-year-old swims an hour to rescue his dad and little sister

Crews from the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found the father and daughter about a mile from their boat. Photo: Unsplash/Channey

A seven-year-old boy is being credited for helping to save his father and four-year-old sister by swimming to shore and calling for help after they got caught in a strong current during a holiday weekend boating trip on Florida's St. Johns River in the United States.

The father, Steven Poust, told Jax4 television station that he anchored his boat in the river while he fished and his children played on Friday.