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

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

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 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.

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.