Mother of two dies in Bimini after current sweeps away sons
A 36-year-old woman from Stapleford was pronounced dead at a local clinic on Tuesday after swimming to rescue her children.
By Christopher Singh ·
A British woman lost her life in the Bahamas on Tuesday after a powerful ocean current carried her two sons away while they were snorkelling. She attempted to swim toward them but was also swept from the water.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force opened an investigation into the sudden death of the 36-year-old resident of Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. The incident occurred near the southern point of Bimini, where the family was swimming with their husband present.
Officers at the Alice Town police station received a report shortly after 10 a.m. that a woman was unresponsive at the North Bimini Ferry Dock. By the time they arrived, the woman had already been transported to the local clinic. A doctor there pronounced her dead despite resuscitation efforts.
Police stated that both boys were successfully rescued from the water. The mother was pulled from the sea and brought to the ferry dock, where bystanders administered CPR before she was taken to the clinic.
The force said foul play is not suspected in the incident. An autopsy is scheduled to determine the precise cause of death. A Foreign Office spokesperson confirmed that officials are in contact with local authorities and are providing support to the family.
