A mother who ran into the Dandenong Creek to try to save her young son has been remembered as a “deeply loved and selfless” woman who would sacrifice anything for her children.

The family of 33-year-old Doveton mother Fariba Hussainzada say they will miss her and her 6-year-old son “beyond words” after the two drowned in a Dandenong Creek on Monday afternoon.

Emergency services were called to the creek about 3.45pm after a witness reported seeing a woman and child struggling in the water.

“It’s believed the woman went to the aid of the child and also got into difficulty,” a police spokesperson said.

A witness said the pair, who lived in nearby Doveton, were swept away after falling into the Dandenong Creek near Allan Street.

Police pulled them from the water and started CPR, but Farib

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