5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in Ohio river

Honduran authorities have confirmed that four of the five people who drowned in an Ohio river over the weekend are Honduran citizens

Group of seven was by Ohio river when swimmer struggled, triggering rescue attempts that killed five, sheriff says

Authorities were alerted after one of the two children ran to a nearby road and flagged down a motorist, telling the driver “his family was in the river,” the Sheriff said

Group members jumped into the Scioto River to save a struggling swimmer, but five people drowned in the rescue attempt.

The emergency was first reported by a passing motorist who called 911 after noticing a child running along a nearby road

Rescue crews find two women, pronounced dead at hospital, and the bodies of three men after motorist calls 911 Five people have died in a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A…

Five people drowned in the Scioto River in Powell, Ohio, after others jumped in to rescue a struggling swimmer, the Delaware County Sheriff says.

Authorities say five people died near Columbus, Ohio, after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim.