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| A 46-year-old canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, Devon and Somerset Fire Service has confirmed. | A 46-year-old canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, Devon and Somerset Fire Service has confirmed. |
| The man, from Reading, had become trapped against a tree in the River Dart at Newton Abbot, Devon. | |
| Two others, believed to be part of the same canoeing party, also had to be rescued and were suffering hypothermia. | |
| Emergency services and a Sea King search and rescue helicopter were alerted at 1630 GMT. | |
| The remote location and poor conditions, near Poundsgate on Dartmoor, made the operation hazardous. | The remote location and poor conditions, near Poundsgate on Dartmoor, made the operation hazardous. |
| A fire service spokesman said: "There has been one fatality. Two other canoeists were trying to keep him upright within the canoe." | |
| Everyone in the party is now accounted for, he added. It is not yet known whether the man died in hospital. | |
| Heavy rain lashed the area earlier and the Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Dart. | Heavy rain lashed the area earlier and the Environment Agency has issued a flood warning for the River Dart. |
| There are also warnings and flood watches on a further 12 rivers. | There are also warnings and flood watches on a further 12 rivers. |