British woman dies after current sweeps sons away while snorkelling off Bimini, Bahamas

A 36-year-old British woman died on Tuesday off North Bimini in the Bahamas after trying to rescue her two sons from a strong current while snorkelling, the Royal Bahamas Police Force said. Police said they believed she was snorkelling with her husband and sons near the island's southern point when the current reportedly swept both boys away, and she was swept away as she tried to reach them. The children were later rescued. Police said officers at Alice Town station were told shortly after 10am that a woman was unresponsive at the North Bimini ferry dock. She had been taken to the local clinic, where a local doctor pronounced her dead despite efforts to save her, and CPR was reportedly given at the dock. Police have opened an investigation. She was believed to be from Stapleford, Nottinghamshire. The Foreign Office said it was in contact with her family and providing support. Linty Stuart, owner of L&A Water Taxi, told ZNS Network his boat rescued the boys and pulled the woman from the water. He said it happened very fast and big waves made the rescue hard. The family was reportedly visiting from a cruise ship.

The Guardian, on the left, builds its story on the police statement. It stresses that the children were rescued, adds the Foreign Office's support for the family, and gives background on Bimini, including its Hemingway link and shark research centre. It names no rescuer and does not mention a cruise ship. Its headline is plain and factual. The New York Post, on the right, relies on The Tribune and ZNS Network rather than police, and notes that police had not answered its request for information. It features Stuart and first mate Jason Saunders, quoting their shock and the difficulty of the rescue. It describes a "doting mother" and a "hero mom", calls the event a tragedy, and puts the cruise stop in its headline. It says she died at a hospital, whereas the police statement says clinic. Both sides agree on the basic sequence. They differ in sourcing and tone. The BBC largely matches the Guardian, with the full police statement and her possible hometown.