An Australian swimmer used his smart watch to summon help after being swept out to sea.
49-year-old Rick Shearman, an experienced surfer and swimmer, was trying to get back to Byron Bay’s shore when he got caught in the so-called “impact zone” amidst the roiling surf’s breaking waves.
“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 underwater there,” Shearman told ABC News Australia.
Knowing better than to fight the ocean...