'Outer Banks' star Chase Stoke recalls terrifying moment he rescued Madison Bailey

Chase Stokes opened up about the terrifying moment from Outer Banks filming.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Stokes revealed that he jumped into the water during one scene after realizing costar Madison Bailey was struggling to breathe.

He said, "We were in Barbados and there’s a scene when JJ [Rudy Pankow] gets knocked off of a boat, and he’s unconscious in the water and Kiara’s holding him up."

"It was really hard to communicate. I was like, ‘Oh no, Bails has been under there for a while.’ So I jumped off the boat and I realized that she was not able to breathe underwater," he added of the scene filmed in Barbados.

Bailey confirmed that she couldn't swim closer to the boat, while Stokes recalled watching everyone around them assume that her struggle was simply part of the scene. "Everyone thought it was like, ‘Oh, wow, they’re in the scene. This is great.’"

"I was like, ‘No, she’s drowning.’ I was like, ‘Hey, that’s not acting!" Stokes said.

This comes as Outer Banks starring Chase Stokes, Madison Bailey, Rudy Pankow, and more concludes with its fifth and final season.