"The victim, Chase Childers, and another person entered the water to help 4-5 individuals who were in distress. Sadly, Mr. Childers was caught in the rip current, as well.

A former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer has died after rushing to save swimmers in a rip current. The police department for Pawleys Island, South Carolina, said Chase Childers ...

Childers was signed with the Baltimore Orioles in 2009 and played at the rookie level for teams affiliated with the Orioles in 2009 and 2010, according to the MLB. He also served as a police ...

We pray for the family members and offer our condolences," Henry said. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chase Childers, former baseball player, drowns trying to save swimmers ...

Chase Childers, a former professional baseball player, died while trying to save swimmers in South Carolina. He selflessly jumped into the dangerous rip current to rescue five family members ...

A former professional baseball player and father of three died while trying to save swimmers from a rip current off the coast of South Carolina on Sunday, authorities said. Chase Childers, who was ...

NEED TO KNOW Chase Childers drowned on Sunday, July 13, while trying to rescue swimmers in distress The incident happened on South Carolina’s Pawleys Island The husband and father of three was a ...

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. — Chase Childers, a former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer, has died after rushing into the ocean to save swimmers in a rip current, according to police ...

Childers was the only swimmer missing when authorities arrived at the scene, according to police. Around 6:15 p.m., after a search by officers, fire officials and members of the U.S. Coast Guard ...