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Mum who died trying to save sons was hero, husband saysImage source, SuppliedImage caption, The Royal Bahamas Police Force said officers on the island of Bimini launched an investigation into the sudden death of Leanne Gregory on TuesdayThe husband of a British woman who died rescuing their sons when they were swept away to sea in the Bahamas says she was a "hero... in life and in death".Leanne Gregory, from Stapleford in Nottinghamshire, had been snorkelling with her family when the boys were swept away by a strong current, police said. Although the children were rescued from the water off the island of Bimini on Tuesday, their mother was unable to be saved, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said.Nathan Gregory said the loss of his 36-year-old "childhood sweetheart" was "unimaginable for our family".'Absolute hero'"She was the purest, most amazing wife, mother and friend to have ever walked this Earth," her husband said in a Facebook post."I will never get over this, she was my soulmate, my childhood sweetheart, my one and only. The foundation of my entire family and the strength that held us all together."My boys had to witness something nobody should ever have to see of any age, but they know Mum died an absolute hero."Gregory said he had also set up a fundraising page "for my sons and security after the tragic loss".In the post on that page he described how his wife, who he had been with for 22 years, had held on to their son until he was rescued "but didn't have the energy to save herself".He added: "I just have to be thankful for the hero she was in life and in death, and totally grateful for the fact my boys got out safely."Image source, NurPhoto/Getty ImagesImage caption, The two children were rescued off…

A British woman has died in the Bahamas while trying to rescue her two sons after a current swept them away as they were snorkelling.The Royal Bahamas police force said it had launched an investigation after the death of a 36-year-old woman on Tuesday.The force said they believed she was snorkelling with her husband and two sons near the southern point of the island of North Bimini when a strong current reportedly swept both children away.The police said that in an attempt to rescue her boys, “the woman was also swept away”. The children were later rescued from the water.The Foreign Office said it was in contact with the woman’s family and was providing support.Bimini is a small island group between the largest landmass in the Bahamas, Andros, and Miami in the US. It is the closest point in the Bahamas to the US mainland.The islands are best known for once being home to Ernest Hemingway and are also home to a world-leading shark research centre.In a statementposted on social media, the Royal Bahamas police force said: “According to the preliminary report, shortly after 10am, officers at the Alice Town police station received information that a female was unresponsive at the North Bimini ferry dock.“Officers responded and, upon arrival, learned that the woman had been transported to the local clinic for medical attention, where she was subsequently pronounced dead by a local doctor despite efforts to save her life.“Preliminary information indicates that the deceased was snorkelling with her husband and two sons near the southern point of the island when a strong current reportedly swept both children away.“In an attempt to rescue her sons, the woman was also swept away.“She was later rescued and transported to the ferry dock, where CPR was reportedly administered. Foul play is not suspected at…