British mother drowns in Bahamas while trying to save her two children who were swept away while snorkelling

A British woman has drowned in the Bahamas while trying to save her two children who were swept out to sea. 

The 36-year-old was on a snorkelling expedition with her husband and two children when the current carried the children away. 

According to local reports, she entered the water in a bid to save them. 

She was pulled from the water when bystanders performed CPR.

Alice Town police said they were told shortly after 10am on Wednesday that the mother was found unresponsive at the ferry dock in Bimini. 

But the woman had already been rushed for treatment when officers arrived. Doctors at the clinic later pronounced her dead.  

A post-mortem examination will now take place to determine the cause of her death.  

The FCDO has been approached for comment. 

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