A BRIT mum who drowned while trying to save her two children has been pictured for the first time.
Leanne Gregory, 36, was snorkelling with her family in the Bahamas when a strong current suddenly swept the two youngsters away.
Filled with fear she dived after her two sons in a desperate bid to save them.
But tragically in the horror incident on Tuesday.
Husband Nathan Gregory, 36, tried to resuscitate her as emergency services were called.
rushed to the ferry dock in Bimini shortly after 10am – but the mum-of-two had already been taken away for treatment.
Doctors later pronounced her dead.
Her two boys were safely rescued from the water by emergency services.
A spokesman for the Royal Bahamas Police Force said foul play was “not suspected”.
Witness Katie Resciniti wrote on Facebook: “I was there for all of it. She’s a hero.
She added: “Also pray for her husband. He went out to save the other boy but a bystander was able to get him.
“It was truly terrible and nobody’s fault. Just two boys who were eager to get in the water and then things went crazy fast.
“Two of the best parents I’ve ever seen in my entire life.”
The captain of the snorkelling expedition boat Linty Stuart told local news outlet ZNS that he “saw two boys and a mum” in the water but that powerful tides stopped them from being able to reach the mother.
The outlet reported that “one of her children got in distress” when Leanne jumped in to save him.
Speaking to The Telegraph, the boys’ grandma Mrs Jones said: “It is devastating. Leanne drowned trying to save her two boys who got into trouble in choppy waters.
“They can both swim, they’re good swimmers, but the current was too strong”, she added.
Giving a heartbreaking detail, she said: “Nathan tried to save her, by giving her the kiss of life. Sadly, it was too late.”
The husband’s dad and brother are flying out to support the family, according to Nathan’s nephew Gail Parker.
The family lived in Stapleford, Nottinghamshire and had been on holiday in the Bahamas over half term.
Nathan and Leanne were childhood sweethearts who had been together for more than 20 years, having first met in school.
A spokesman for the Foreign, and Development Office said: “Our thoughts are with the family of a British woman who has died in the Bahamas.
“We are in contact with the local authorities and providing support to her family.”
At least four people have drowned off the coast of hols hotspot Bimini since 2024.
