NANCHANG, China, April 18 (UPI) -- A police officer drowned trying to save three children who were swept away while swimming in a river in eastern China, authorities said Saturday.
The bodies of two of the fourth-grade students were recovered Friday and the police officer's body was found Saturday. The search continued for the third child, Xinhua reported.
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The drowning occurred Friday afternoon in a river in Jiangxi Province, the state-run news agency said.