Dog Owner Is Second To Die Trying To Rescue Pet 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. Much of the country has been battered by wind and rain 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. The storms have so far claimed five lives and the Environment Agency has issued scores of flood warnings across all of England and Wales. They have also left thousands without power and caused travel misery for people trying to use airports, roads and rail services. Police have warned people against entering fast-flowing water "for any reason." A woman died in a river in Gwynedd, North Wales, another woman was killed in a car crash in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, and a man died in a multiple-collision crash near Bodmin in Cornwall on Sunday night. A body has also been found in a stream in Horton, Telford, Shropshire. Flooding in Guildford in Surrey Police said it was not known how long the body had been in the water or whether the death was related to the recent weather conditions. :: See the latest weather forecast here