Lifeguards claim the girl would have drowned if Andrew Smith did not use his drone to save her, according to reports.

Florida shark fisherman Andrew Smith used his drone to rescue a teenage girl minutes after she got swept up by a rip current in Pensacola Beach, Fla., on Thursday, May 15.

Andrew Smith said he reluctantly went to the beach with a friend and ended up helping to save a teen girl's life.

Andrew Smith said he reluctantly went to the beach with a friend and ended up helping to save a teen girl's life.

A fisherman in Florida used his drone to help rescue a teenage girl caught in a dangerous rip current near Fort Pickens Beach ...

Dramatic video captures the moment Andrew Smith, a shark fisherman, jumped into action to save a drowning girl caught in a riptide. NBC News' George Solis explains how the Floridian fisherman saved ...