{"id":535994,"date":"2026-07-21T00:35:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/535994\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T00:35:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T00:35:11","slug":"attempt-to-save-a-struggling-swimmer-leaves-5-dead-in-us-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/535994\/","title":{"rendered":"Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in US river"},"content":{"rendered":"

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 today. <\/p>\n

A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said at a news conference.<\/p>\n

Two children under age 10 have been placed in the care of family services, the sheriff said, including the child who ran for help.<\/p>\n

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A section of the Scioto River’s shore is seen in the Columbus suburb of Powell, Ohio. (Source: Associated Press)<\/p>\n

The group had gathered yesterday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one of them went into the river to go swimming. \u201cAnd that\u2019s when the tragedy started to occur,\u201d Balzer said, as the others who jumped in to help also began struggling.<\/p>\n

Rescue crews searching the water found two women, who were pronounced dead at a hospital, Balzer said. The bodies of three men were found in the river the next day, said Tracy Whited, a spokesperson for the Delaware County Sheriff\u2019s Department.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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