Former police officer drowns saving family in selfless beach rescue

<p data-start=”99″ data-end=”182″><strong data-start=”99″ data-end=”182″>Former Georgia Cop and Ex-Baseball Player Dies Saving Swimmers from Rip Current</strong></p>
<p data-start=”184″ data-end=”426″>Anderson “Chase” Childers, 38, a former Georgia police officer and minor league baseball player, drowned Sunday off Pawleys Island, South Carolina, after heroically trying to rescue swimmers caught in a rip current, according to local police.</p>
<p data-start=”428″ data-end=”481″>“He died trying to save others,” the department said.</p>
<p data-start=”483″ data-end=”723″>Originally from Kennesaw, Georgia, Childers served over three years with the Cobb County Police and was living in Paulding County. Before law enforcement, he played baseball at Georgia State and was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in 2009.</p>
<p data-start=”725″ data-end=”871″>Tragically, the rescue unfolded in front of his wife and three children. Though he helped save a family of five, he was swept away by the current.</p>
<p data-start=”873″ data-end=”1015″>A GoFundMe has raised over $230,000 for his family, calling him a devoted husband and father who gave his life in an act of pure selflessness.</p>
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