Treading water in rough seas 1 kilometre offshore, Rick Shearman used his smart watch to call triple-0.
A Byron Bay man used his smart watch to call triple-0 as he treaded water a kilometre out to sea.The 49-year-old has warned others to maintain a healthy respect for the dangers of the ocean.
"I copped a couple of big ones on the head and was held under for a while, I started to panic a bit and cramp up under water there," Mr Shearman said.He let the current take him back beyond the breakers to look for a channel in to shore. His partner had left the beach to go shopping, so any hope of waiting for her to raise the alarm was quickly discounted.While treading water, he managed to locate the emergency function on his smart watch and make the call to triple-0.Mr Shearman said it was perplexing when they asked if he wanted, police, fire or ambulance."At this point I was a long way out to sea, I was being buffeted by wind and big swells, it was actually quite difficult to utilise .
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