Chase Childers, 38, drowned on South Carolina’s Pawleys Island while attempting to help 4-5 individuals who were in distress.

A woman tragically died during a medical emergency while swimming in the ocean off the coast of North Carolina.

Police said the 38-year-old and another person dove into the water to help several swimmers who were caught in a rip current on Sunday afternoon.

Former Cobb County officer Chase Childers, 38, died after rescuing swimmers caught in a rip current at Pawleys Island, S.C.

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

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.

A Georgia father of three had “no hesitation,” as he sacrificed his life to rescue swimmers stuck in a rip current.

He was vacationing on Pawleys Island, a place he and his family visited multiple times a year, when another family got caught in a rip current.

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

Pawleys Island Police Department confirmed drowning victim Chase Childers of Georgia died “trying to save” other swimmers who ...

Authorities have identified the man who drowned off Pawleys Island Sunday while trying to rescue swimmers believed to have been caught in a rip current.

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