A Florida man fishing for sharks is known as the "real hero" because he saved a teenage girl from drowning in RIP current by transporting her flotation devices using a drone.

According to CBS 12, Florida, Andrew Smith's heroic charisma - popular in the corner of the internet, dedicated to elevating the news story - unfolded a last-minute decision after he left work on May 15 to try fishing in the waters there.

He had only been there for 10 minutes when a girl ran to him and his friend while asking if anyone could swim. Smith was unable to swim due to a seizure. Meanwhile, the girl's friend was attracted by her tearing current and was drawn away from the shore and into the water.

"She was running and screaming, and no one was swimming (out there),” Smith said of the girl seeking help.

Smith said he looked down at a drone and had an idea. He could fly the drone to the girl who was killed, who had been fighting the RIP current for about five minutes without actually being able to hold it for longer.

“Drones can swim (even if I can’t),” he thought to himself.

Smith's first rescue attempt was not going well. He had strong winds on the beach that day, and he released the flotation device, a potentially expensive mistake that almost overwhelmed Smith.

"My tremble was really bad. It was really disturbing - I almost cried."

But Smith made up himself, got another flotation device from the bystanders and loaded it on the drone. Smith said he flew the drone back and lowered it slower than the first time, knowing that "this is the last chance we're going to have."

Smith recalled seeing the distressed girl reaching out with her hand and almost grabbed the flotation device. He told CBS 12 that this is his tip to lower the drone and release it.

Smith narrated it. "She climbed up and started floating," he said.

About five minutes later, the first responder arrived. Smith said local paramedics, police and lifeguards all told him that the girl “will not do it” if he and his drone’s second flotation device attempt failed.

Instead, after the medical team evaluated her, she managed to return to the beach and received a clean health bill.

CBS 12 reports that a bystander named Robert Nay filmed the rescue video, noting that he had “never seen that” in his life. By no, it was "apparently the young girl was losing steam quickly", he called Smith "the real hero."

Smith explained that the drone he carried was how he locates the bait when he fished. He told CBS 12 that most shark fishermen placed their bait on a kayak, but this tactical approach was unsafe for him due to his seizures.

If the emergency he intervened occurred in nearby Pickensburg, Smith was worried that he might not be able to perform the rescue. He said Pickensburg is a no-fly zone for drones.

Smith noted that the attention he has gained should be used to remind people of the authorities' use of the beach's flag system on the beach to warn the public of dangerous water conditions.

A red flag shows that it was flying around due to high surfing and strong currents on the day of Smith's rescue.

The complicated thing is that lifeguards were scheduled to patrol the beach until the United States celebrates Memorial Day on May 26.

As Smith recalls, in the five-minute conversation he shared with him, the father of the girl Shark Fisher rescued used more glowing terms to describe him than filming the rescued bystanders.

Smith told CBS 12: "He... called me his guardian angel. It's so crazy."