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Man dies after Newton Abbot dog river rescue bid Man dies after Newton Abbot dog river rescue bid
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A man has died after trying to rescue a dog from a fast-flowing river in Devon.A man has died after trying to rescue a dog from a fast-flowing river in Devon.
Witnesses saw the 46-year-old man being swept away by the current after he went into the River Lemon, in Newton Abbot, at about 11:15 GMT. Witnesses saw the 46-year-old man being swept away by the current after he went into the River Lemon, in Newton Abbot, at about 11:15 GMT. The dog managed to get out unharmed.
Police officers retrieved him some distance downstream and he was flown to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died from his injuries. Elsewhere, properties across Devon and Cornwall have been flooded after gale-force winds and persistent rain battered the South West.
The dog managed to get out unharmed. Police warned people not to enter fast-flowing water "for any reason". Dozens of people have also been rescued from vehicles.
The man had entered the water by the Asda store at Bakers Park but was retrieved downstream near to the Brunel Industrial Estate. In Newton Abbot, the man entered the water by the town's Asda store at Bakers Park. He was retrieved downstream near the Brunel Industrial Estate.
Devon and Cornwall Police said three officers managed to retrieve him and then tried to resuscitate him until an air ambulance arrived.
Train passengers stranded
He was flown to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital where he died from his injuries.
The man's family, who were at the Asda store, were also taken to the hospital, officers added.
Police warned people not to enter fast-flowing water "for any reason".
At the height of the severe weather, more than 5,000 homes were without power across Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
It was down to about 2,000 homes by early afternoon.
Overnight, 200 passengers on board a train from London to Plymouth were stranded for eight hours in Taunton because of the weather.
Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service said it received more than 100 calls between 21:00 and 00:00 and crews had been called to flooded properties and people trapped in their vehicles.
Tessa Wannell, from the Devon tourist attraction Morwellham Quay, said half the site was under about 3ft (1m) of water.
Insp Andrew Hamilton, of Devon and Cornwall Police, said the fire service had rescued several people trapped in vehicles on the A39.
A number of roads in both counties were closed or blocked because of flood-water or fallen trees.
First Great Western tweeted: "Flooding between Exeter St Davids & Taunton means all lines are closed."
Services run by South West Trains were affected by almost 30 trees blocking the lines.
The Environment Agency has flood warnings and alerts across the South West.