Rescued ‘doll’

When Jessica Whyte woke to the news her son had been found floating in the sea, it felt like her heart went still.

She did not feel it beat again until she saw the 18-month-old at the campground reception area.

He was purple, cold and looked smaller than usual.

Local fisherman Gus Hutt found Malachi floating in the sea on October 26. Hutt almost mistook him for a doll.

‘‘His face looked like porcelain with his short hair wetted down,’’