British mother dies trying to rescue sons swept out to sea in Bahamas

A 36-year-old British woman, thought to be from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire, died after trying to rescue her two sons when a strong current swept them away while snorkelling off Bimini in the Bahamas, police said. She had been snorkelling with her husband and children near the island's southern point. The boys were rescued from the water.