By Thaddeus Miller Merced Sun-Star CHOWCHILLA, Calif. — An off-duty law enforcement officer rescued two girls swept away by a fast-moving current of the Chowchilla River, according to Chowchilla police Sgt. John Markle. According to police, a woman took her two daughters to Ash Slough in north Chowchilla, at 7:56 p.m. Wednesday. Police did not reveal the ages of the woman or her daughters. The ...

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