Panama City Beach, Florida – Faced with a life-or-death situation on a beach, 12 bystanders stepped up and made a human chain into the ocean to save struggling swimmers!

It's not every day that a group of strangers comes together to save people in distress, but when they do, it's a sight to behold.

That was the case in Panama City Beach, Florida on April 14, when several beach-goers heard a cry of distress coming from a young girl in the ocean struggling to stay afloat.

Without delay, ABC-affiliate WNBB reported two women jumped in and swam to the rescue, with one saving the girl.

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The second woman who followed to assist ended up stuck in the rough waters herself, leading tourist Ryan Stelmachers into the ocean next.

From then, it was a domino effect, as more people ran into trouble.

Stelmacher took a different approach by heading out to the woman on a raft, with four others following in the rough current behind him.

"The current kept pulling us out, pulling us out, pulling us out," Stelmachers told The Hill. "Every time we'd take one step forward, it would take us back three steps".

When the rescuers found themselves stuck in a current they weren't prepared for, Stelmachers' wife Briana proposed the idea of making a human chain to pull them back to the mainland safely.

The chain consisted of 12 people, and was successful in its mission to bring each and every person back to shore.

While their valiant efforts saved lives, Justin Busch, the Panama City Beach Fire Rescue deputy chief, highlighted the dangers of this kind of effort: "We never want them to go out especially in a human chain just for the potential of what may happen."

Busch continued, "We do our best to staff the beach and have folks that are capable of making those rescues in the Gulf, which can sometimes be treacherous, a little more safely than just the general public could".

Stelmachers recounted that the water was quite volatile that day. "I've swam in a lot of oceans and done a lot of things, and I've never experienced anything like that. It's real. Mother nature is no joke," he told The Hill

This incident should serve as a reminder that no matter your level of physical fitness, mother nature is one heck of a force to be reckoned with.