Attempt to save a struggling swimmer leaves 5 dead in an Ohio river

Monday.

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

The group had gathered Sunday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one of them went into the river to go swimming. “And that’s when the tragedy started to occur,” Balzer said, as the others continue reading …