A former minor league baseball player and father drowned after getting caught in a rip current while trying to save a family ...

A former MLB prospect turned South Carolina lawman died a hero after selflessly jumping into treacherous waters to save a family of five from rip current — then was swept away in front of his wife and ...

A Georgia father who died on Pawleys Island over the weekend helped save multiple swimmers in distress from a rip current.

The department said that, sadly, Childers also got caught in the rip current, which led to his drowning. "He died trying to ...

The former police officer helped to save multiple people caught in a rip current before his death, authorities said.

A former police officer and ex-professional baseball player is being hailed as a hero after he drowned while saving swimmers from a rip current off the coast of South Carolina.

PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C.— Chase Childers, a former professional baseball player turned police officer, died Sunday while heroically attempting to save a family caught in a dangerous rip current off the ...

GEORGETOWN COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) - The coroner’s office has released the identity of the man who was recovered in Pawleys ...

Officials said Childers -- a former professional baseball player and police officer -- and one other individual entered the water to help a family of five.

A Georgia father who died on South Carolina’s Pawleys Island over the weekend had helped save multiple swimmers in distress from a rip current before drowning, authorities have confirmed.

The former police officer helped to save multiple people caught in a rip current before his death, authorities said.