A young mother has died doing what most mothers would do without a second thought; trying to save her son.
It happened Sunday afternoon at Beachfront Park in Pickering.
Police say the boy had drifted out too far on a floating device and that a man and woman jumped in to save him.
It's not clear exactly what happened but police say officers tried to save the woman. She was taken to hospital but she didn't survive.
The boy and man are said to be in stable condition.