Four Hondurans Drown Trying to Save a Man in Ohio River

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 21, 2026 · Originally reported July 21, 2026 by El Heraldo

Four Hondurans drowned in Ohio's Scioto River while trying to rescue a Salvadoran man in distress; Honduras's Foreign Ministry has begun repatriating the bodies, and surviving children are in U.S. protective custody pending their return to Honduras.

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