Two men have been killed in the space of two days trying to rescue their dogs from fast-flowing river waters as storms caused hazardous conditions across Britain. A 46-year-old man was swept away by the current after he leapt into the River Lemon after his pet in Newton Abbot at 11.15am on Tuesday.
A spokesman for Devon and Cornwall Police said he was later spotted some distance downstream by police officers, who managed to retrieve him from the river. An air ambulance took him to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, but he was later pronounced dead. The dog escaped from the water unharmed.
The man had entered the water by the Asda store at Bakers Park, where his family are believed to have been shopping at at the time. It followed an incident in the River Rothay in Ambleside, Cumbria, on Monday, which saw a 48-year-old man lose his life. Simon Martindale was seen with his dog in the river at approximately 2.25pm before being swept away by the fast-moving water. His body was found at 3.30pm following a multi-agency search. Again, the dog managed to get out of the water.
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