Surfer Survives 27 Hours At Sea: The South African Surfer Was Stung By Jelly Fish, Sunburned, And Was Nearly Attacked By Seagulls.

A surfer survived floating in the ocean for 27 hours until he was finally rescued.

Brett Archibald, 50, from Cape Town, South Africa fell off a boat while it was at sea on Wednesday, reported IOL News. He was on a surfing expedition in the Mentawai Islands near the island of Sumatra, which is near Indonesia.

The surfer spent 27 hours at sea, missing. It wasn't noted that he was missing until his friends and family were having breakfast and were worried on why Archibald wasn't there yet. He fell off the boat because of a bout of sea-sickness in the middle of the night.

Archibald was found in the ocean lying on his back around 12 miles from where he had fallen overboard, according to IOL.

"Brett Archibald has boarded the Barenjoey 20 mins ago," wrote All Aboard Travel on its Facebook page. "He is alive. A bit sunburnt and dehydrated. He was floating alone. The boat is taking him to the Indies Trader III so that he can phone his wife."

While out at sea for 27 hours, the surfer was stung by jelly fish, sunburned, and was nearly attacked by seagulls.

"They eventually pinpointed the noise and found me in the binoculars and came and picked me up. I tell you, I'd never been so happy to see a boat in my entire life, even if it was full of Aussies! I'm a converted Aussie, I love these guys," Archibald told Surfer Today.

Archibald continued his trip after he was rescued.