A woman who died as she tried to save her two sons when they were being swept out to sea in the Bahamas was celebrating her 10th wedding anniversary, her husband has said.

Leanne Gregory, 36, died after attempting to save her two sons while snorkelling in the Caribbean islands.

The family were on an expedition off the southern end of Bimini on Tuesday morning when powerful currents took hold of the boys.

The children were pulled out from the water in time, but Mrs Gregory, who was taken to North Bimini Ferry Dock, was unresponsive and was later pronounced dead in hospital.

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Her husband Nathan Gregory said the trip had been an early celebration for their anniversary in December.

“Our relationship was perfect. She was the perfect mother, the perfect wife the foundation of our entire family,” he told the BBC.

In a GoFundMe page, which has raised nearly £10,000 for their children , Mr Gregory wrote: "We were childhood sweethearts, my one and only.…