A scuba diver who became separated from his diving group and filmed himself drifting at sea said in the dramatic video he feared he would never make it back to land.
Jacob Childs sparked a massive air and sea search on Tuesday after he disappeared during a diving expedition off the south-east Queensland coast near Bundaberg, the ABC reported.
The 30-year-old feared the worst as the sun began to set and filmed what he thought could be his final moments.
'So that's it. The sun goes down they won't do nothing. That's a wrap on old Jakey,' he said in the video.
As darkness approached, Mr Childs could see rescue teams circling above, but they couldn't spot him.
Finally, after more than six hours lost at sea, a plane saw Mr Childs floating in the water and police were able to rescue him, the ABC reported.
'I was relieved and I wanted a cup of tea,' he said.