Alone

Brett Archibald set off with friends on a dream surf charter trip off the Mentawai Islands of Indonesia in April 2013. In the middle of a storm, suffering from severe food poisoning, he leaned overboard---and blacked out. When he came to he was in a raging sea. No one had seen him fall, and no one heard his calls for help. He watched his boat sail away in despair. It would be eight hours before his friends realized he was missing. When the frantic search began, it seemed impossible that he would be found. As he battled jellyfish, sharks, and his own despair, Brett kept reminding himself not to give up.