Body surfer credits watch for saving his life after being swept out to sea

Bodysurfer credits Apple Watch for saving his life

Bodysurfer Rick Shearman's smartwatch is the reason he's still alive.The 49-year-old turned to his device when he found himself lost at sea off the coast of NSWThings took a turn for the worse after Shearman went in for a bodysurf in Byron Bay in July last year.READ MORE: Fisherman dies after being swept from rocks during deadly Easter weekendHe was unexpectedly sucked out to sea and left stranded more than one kilometre from the shore.Shearm…

Body surfer credits watch for saving his life after being swept out to sea

Body surfer Rick Shearman's smartwatch is the reason he's still alive, he says.