From 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 river for a swim. “That’s when the tragedy started to occur,” Delaware County Sheriff Jeffrey Balzer said at a news conference. He said others who jumped in to help also began struggling.
A motorist called 911 after spotting a frightened child with the group who was running along a nearby road to seek help, Balzer said.