Hero: Creighton (photo above) rushed into the rough waters of Lake Erie when she realized the girls were having a tough time swimming. Officials recovered her body about a mile away.
[From article]
A heroic 51-year-old mother tragically drowned after trying to rescue two young girls, one of whom which was her daughter, from Lake Erie on Thursday evening.
Authorities identified the mother as Mary E. Creighton of Buffalo, New York.
The girls, ages 10 and 11, began struggling in the dangerous waters about 100 yards from shore when the woman rushed in to try and help them.
WGRZ reported the water was extremely rough with waves between five and seven feet high, making it difficult for rescuers to try and save all three of them.
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A bystander helped the 10-year-old girl make it back to shore and told police that there were still two people in the water who needed help.
'My officers immediately started running and looking up and down the beach,' Evans Police Chief Ernie Masullo told WGRZ.
'They did notice a young girl bobbing in the water. One of my lieutenants stripped his uniform, stripped his firearm and ran into the water about a 100 yards out and grabbed the girl.
'He became in trouble and one of my other officers ran in and rescued both of them.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3181338/Brave-mother-tragically-drowned-trying-rescue-two-girls-including-daughter-rough-waters-Lake-Erie-no-swimming-allowed.html
Pictured: The brave mother who drowned trying to rescue two girls, including her ten-year-old daughter, from rough waters of Lake Erie
Two young girls were struggling to swim in the waters at Wendt Beach
The mother of one of the girls rushed into the water to try and save them
Authorities were able to rescue the two girls, but the mother drowned
Officials say there were no lifeguards on duty because swimming isn't allowed at that beach
By Regina F. Graham For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:56 EST, 31 July 2015 | Updated: 07:08 EST, 3 August 2015
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