Vincent Parr lost his life while rescuing family members from the Swift River

ALBANY, N.H. (AP) — A Massachusetts man died over the weekend while rescuing relatives from a New Hampshire river in the second such death in the state less than a week, officials said. A mother and a child became stuck around midday Sunday in a fast stretch of the Swift River in Albany, New Hampshire, the state Department of Public Safety said in a news release. The father, Vincent Parr, 37, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, went in to help and also got caught in the current, investigators said. The mother and child reached shore safely, but bystanders had to bring Parr to the riverbank. He was pronounced dead after lifesaving efforts at the scene. Parr’s effort to rescue someone in trouble was typical of him, his mother, Becca Parr, said Monday. Parr’s death remains under investigation, and the State Police Marine Patrol is asking witnesses to come forward, authorities said.