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Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Former pro baseball player drowns in rip current while trying to save others
A former minor league baseball player and father drowned after getting caught in a rip current while trying to save a family in the water in South Carolina, according to police and a fundraiser for his family. Chase Childers, 38, went into the water off Pawleys Island, a barrier island in South Carolina, with another person the afternoon of July 13 to help four or five people who were in distress in the water, according to the Pawleys Island Police Department. Police responded to a report at about 4:45 p.m. and learned one person was missing in the water. Childers was recovered at about 6:15 p.m., police said. "He died trying to save others," the police department said. 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 officer in Cobb County, Georgia, according to a fundraiser for his family verified by GoFundMe. "In a heroic act, he saved a family of five in a moment of crisis in Pawleys Island on Sunday afternoon, putting their lives above his own," the fundraiser said. "Tragically, after giving everything he had to save them, he was unable to stay above water as the rip tide swept him away, ultimately paying the highest sacrifice with his life in front of his three children and wife." Childers was survived by his wife Nataley and three children, according to the fundraiser. More: Graphics show how rip currents endanger swimmers Rip currents, fast-moving channels of water that flow away from the shore, can drag a swimmer way out into the ocean and exhaust them trying to fight their way out. At least three dozen other people have died so far in 2025 in surf zone-related incidents, with the majority caught by rip currents, according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Since 2010, more than 800 people have died in rip current drownings. Thousands of people are estimated to be rescued from rip currents annually. Pawleys Island Mayor Brian Henry said in a social media post that the town urges caution to swimmers entering the water and that the town council will investigate ways to prevent future tragedies. "The Town is saddened by the report of the drowning over the weekend. 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 Solve the daily Crossword
The Independent
29-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
Teens hailed as heroes after dramatic rescue of baby from car crash wreckage
This is the moment a group of heroic youngsters jumped into action to pull a young couple and a baby from a car after it flipped onto its side. A photograph taken by a witness shows one of the rescuers on top of the vehicle after it crashed in Sturry Road, Canterbury, Kent. Also pictured are a man and his 11-month-old son, who had been dragged from the wreckage by those who rushed to help. The baby's mother, still trapped inside at the time, was soon helped out through a passenger-side window. Robert Winstanley took the picture as he was walking to a supermarket at about 5pm yesterday. He said: 'Just as I was coming to the Esso garage, I saw all of these youngsters, about 100 yards away, rush into the road. 'As I got closer, I could see a car had flipped onto its side, and some of them were standing on the roof trying to reach those trapped inside.' Mr Winstanley says the group - believed to be aged in their late teens - pulled the father and baby from the car before rescuing the mother. He added: 'I spoke to her while they were waiting for an ambulance to arrive. 'She was understandably in shock and crying, but they were all unhurt.' Mr Winstanley described those who stepped in to help as 'heroes' who had put themselves at risk. He said: 'It was really heartening to see, especially given what is often said about young people. 'The car could have turned into a fireball at any minute. 'After everyone was out of the vehicle, they were all shaking each other's hands and high-fiving each other.' An off-duty police officer managed traffic until emergency crews arrived. The road was blocked in both directions while the scene was made safe and the vehicle was recovered.
