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Heroic Ex-Player Drowns Rescuing Five from Rip Current

7/17/2025

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Chase Childers, 38, a former baseball player and police officer, tragically drowned while bravely rescuing five individuals caught in a rip current at Pawleys Island, South Carolina. His body was recovered at 6:15 p.m., and his family mourns the loss of a true hero, leaving behind a loving wife and three children.

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Story summary

Chase Childers, 38, a former baseball player and police officer, tragically drowned while bravely rescuing five individuals caught in a rip current at Pawleys Island, South Carolina. His body was recovered at 6:15 p.m., and his family mourns the loss of a true hero, leaving behind a loving wife and three children.