The victims were part of a group that had gathered at the Scioto River to "enjoy themselves on a summer night," authorities said.

According to the Delaware County Sheriff's Office, the tragedy unfolded Sunday night along the Scioto River at the O'Shaughnessy Reservoir, about 10 miles northwest of Columbus, Ohio.

Two children under 10 were left without guardians after the incident and are now in the custody of family services, authorities in Delaware County said ...

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 ...

Five people drowned in the Scioto River in Powell, Ohio, after others jumped in to rescue a struggling swimmer, the Delaware County Sheriff says.

Five people are dead after trying to save a struggling swimmer in an Ohio river. The Associated Press reports the group gathered Sunday along the Scioto River in the Columbus suburb of Powell when one ...

Five people died after entering an Ohio river to rescue a swimmer who was struggling in the water. Authorities said the tragedy unfolded when multiple people jumped into the river one after another in ...

POWELL, Ohio (WCMH) – 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 ...