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

A Georgia community is in mourning after the passing of a former Baltimore Orioles prospect, who tragically died after he saved a family of five caught in a rip

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.

Former Baltimore Orioles prospect Anderson 'Chase' Childers died after being swept away by a rip current as he was trying to save a family of five while they were on vacation

The former MLB prospect and police officer died heroically while saving a family from a rip current in South Carolina, leaving behind his wife and three young children.

Rip currents can sweep away even the strongest swimmers. Rescues can quickly turn to tragedy when a rescuer gets caught in the current.

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.