Officials said Childers -- a former professional baseball player and police officer -- and one other individual entered the water to help a family of five.

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.

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.

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

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

The coroner’s office has released the identity of the man who was recovered in Pawleys Island on Sunday. Coroner Chase Ridgeway identified the swimmer as Anderson Childers, a 38-year-old from Dallas,