5 dead in attempt to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river, sheriff says
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POWELL, Ohio (AP) — Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. The group had gathered Sunday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one of them went into the […]
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A view of the Scioto River near where multiple people died after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim Monday, July 20, 2026, in Powell, Ohio.
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim. Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said at a news conference Monday that…
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — Five people have died on 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 motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, […]
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim. Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said at a news conference Monday that…
Authorities say five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim.
POWELL, Ohio — Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday.
The tragedy occurred two days after five members of a family were killed in southern Utah after a flash flood swept through canyons during a hiking trip.
DELAWARE, Ohio (WCMH) -- After hours of search efforts, officials confirmed five people are dead after drowning in the Scioto River. Police responded to Riverside Drive near O'Shaughnessy Reservoir Park shortly before 9:15 p.m.
Five people drowned in Ohio after attempting to rescue a struggling swimmer during a fishing trip along the Scioto River, authorities said. The incident occurred Sunday evening near the suburb of Powell, just outside Columbus.
POWELL, Ohio (AP) — Five people have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. The group had gathered Sunday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one of them went into the […]
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.
Five people are believed to have died after four of them entered the Scioto River in Ohio to help a swimmer who was struggling, according to local officials. The bodies of two women have been recovered, while crews are searching for three men. The incident was reported shortly after 9 p.m.
When it comes to water rescues, common advice is to reach for someone who’s in trouble or throw a floatable to them, but to not enter the water to save the struggling person without the proper gear and training to do so. The reasoning behind the advice to not enter the water for a rescue […]
Five people died in the Scioto River in Powell, Ohio, after multiple individuals entered high, fast-moving water to assist a swimmer who was struggling, local authorities said Monday. The incident occurred Sunday, when a group had gathered along the river in the Columbus suburb.
Five people drowned in Ohio's Scioto River after several of them went into the water to help another person who was struggling to swim, authorities said Monday. A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road.
The group is believed to have been fishing at the river, when at some point one of the adults went in to go swimming and started to struggle, authorities said.
