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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.
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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.
The emergency was first reported by a passing motorist who called 911 after noticing a child running along a nearby road
Two women and three men died during a fishing trip when one person started struggling and the others jumped in to help, according to the Associated Press. In the meantime, in other parts of...
A driver called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, the sheriff said.
A driver called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, the sheriff said.
A driver called 911 after spotting a frightened child who had been with the group and was running on a nearby road, the sheriff said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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, authorities said Monday.
Two women and three men were pulled from the Scioto River, outside Columbus.
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 w...
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 have died on a river in Ohio after several of them went into the water to assist another person who was struggling to swim.
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 (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...
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