Former pro baseball player Chase Childers dies trying to save swimmers off South Carolina

Chase Childers, a former professional baseball player and father of three, died Sunday while trying to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current off Pawleys Island, South Carolina.

Childers, who was briefly signed by the Baltimore Orioles and later served as a police officer, entered the water to help four or five struggling swimmers.

His body was recovered after a multi-agency search, CBS News has reported.

Local officials expressed condolences and pledged to improve beach safety through public education on rip currents, which are a leading hazard in the region.

read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chase-childers-former-pro-baseball-player-dies-save-swimmers-south-carolina/

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