British woman dies in Bahamas while rescuing her sons at sea
Liane Gregory, a 36-year-old British tourist, died while rescuing her children while snorkeling off the island of Bimini in the Bahamas on Tuesday. Her sons were swept away by a strong current and the mother jumped into the water to hold her son until rescuers arrived.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force said the children were successfully removed from the water. The unconscious woman was taken to the North Bimini Ferry Dock, where she was given CPR. She was later transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Law enforcement officials announced an autopsy, but there are no suspicions of a criminal nature to the incident. The deceased's husband said that she fought for the children's lives until the end, but became exhausted and could not save herself.
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Context
The Bahamas is an archipelago of hundreds of islands and coral reefs between the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea; most of its land lies very low above sea level.