'I thought I was going to die': Fisherman reveals how he nearly drowned because ...

'I thought I was going to die': Fisherman reveals how he nearly drowned after falling off his boat while relieving himself - leaving him adrift for three hours without a life jacket An Australian man was stranded for more than three hours in the ocean   The fisherman wasn't wearing a life jacket or carrying any telecommunications He was relieving himself when he fell overboard off the South Australian coast He was rescued when a nearby surf lifesaving team heard his cries for help 

By Ash Flockhart For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 22:17 GMT, 11 March 2019 | Updated: 22:17 GMT, 11 March 2019

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An Australian fisherman who fell overboard while relieving himself has survived more than three hours in the ocean despite the fact he wasn't wearing a life jacket.   

Clayton Booth was fishing off the South Australian coast when he decided he had to pee and fell overboard when a wave hit his craft and it sped away from him. 

He was 6km away from Brighton, the nearest coastal town, without a life

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