It’s been a couple weeks since Jessica and Derek Simmons spearheaded a human chain of over 80 beachgoers to save the lives of Roberta Ursrey, her husband, Bryan, their two sons and five other family members from a rip current that was pulling them under.
As previously reported by Faithit, while visiting the beach in Panama City, Florida, Roberta heard her two young sons screaming in panic from the waves in front of her.
Acting on her motherly instincts, Roberta grabbed her husband Bryan, along with a handful of other family members, who set out to rescue the boys from drowning.
Instead, the powerful rip current sucked in the entire Ursrey family, leaving them completely helpless off the beach shore.
That’s when Jessica and Derek saved the day. Derek ran the beach and called for help. He knew in order to bring the family back to shore, they needed length. So he instructed everyone that followed to link arms and create a human chain stretching all the way out to the Ursrey family.
Yesterday, Derek and Jessica appeared on Good Morning America along with some other friends and family members who selflessly joined their rescue chain earlier this month.
