Leonardo DiCaprio celebrated as a hero after saving drunken man

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of Hollywood's gems as his humanitarian endeavors never go unseen in the eyes of the public and his Instagram account attests to that fact.

Recently, an insider came forward with news which shines light on DiCaprio's heroism off screen.

The actor was enjoying a vacation with friends and girlfriend Camila Morrone, on a rented boat on December 30. This was when they all heard an emergency call calling for the search of a man who had fallen overboard, in a drunken haze, from a Club Med yacht.

A source told PEOPLE, “Leo and his friends and their boat captain decided to join the search and their efforts resulted in helping save a man’s life,” the man had been treading the open water for almost 11 hours before getting rescued.

The inside further went onto say, “The boat crew were happy to try and assist — even more so that they were able to help get the man to safety.”

As luck would have it, DeCaprio's boat was the only one which happened to be searching for the man, at the area where he had reportedly fallen off from. The man was spotted amidst rough waters almost an hour before the sun was going to set and a heavy rainstorm set in.