Anderson “Chase” Childers, a former Baltimore Oriole, drowned Sunday as he rescued a family in distress off of Pawleys Island, South Carolina.
The 38-year-old dived into the water to rescue a family of five caught in a rip current, while his own wife and three children stood on the beach, according to WCBD-TV in Charleston, South Carolina.
A woman had approached Childers for help, prompting the former Georgia police officer to quickly enter the water.