Former Baltimore Orioles prospect and police officer Chase Childers, 38, died after helping to rescue swimmers in Pawleys Island, S.C., officials announced.

Former professional baseball player Chase Childers died trying to save swimmer in Pawley's Island, South Carolina.

A former minor league baseball player and ex-police officer has died after rushing to save swimmers in a rip current ...

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

Chase Childers, a former Baltimore Orioles minor league prospect, died a hero in South Carolina after rushing into floodwaters to save a group of swimmers — sacrificing his life to protect theirs.

Chase Childers was with his three children and wife when a family of five was in distress. That's when Childers jumped into the water at Pawleys Island to save them.

Former Baltimore Orioles prospect Anderson 'Chase' Childers died after being swept away by a rip current as he was trying to ...

Former MLB player Chase Childers dies heroically while rescuing swimmers from a rip current in South Carolina.

A former MLB prospect died a hero after jumping into brutal waters to save a family, and was caught in a rip current in front of his wife and kids.

Anderson "Chase" Childers, a former Baltimore Oriole, drowned Sunday as he rescued a family in distress off of Pawleys Island, South Carolina. The 38-year-old dived into the water to rescue a family ...