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.

Former MLB prospect Chase Childers died while saving swimmers from a rip current on Pawleys Island, off the coast of South Carolina. Childers, a one-time police officer and father of three, sprang to action when he was asked to help a group of people caught in the current,