British man drowns after being swept away by river current in the Philippines as he tried to save his girlfriend's son and their dog

 

                                                             
Mark Selby, 45, pictured with his family who moved from Stroud in Gloucestershire to the South-Asian country with his partner Mary Anne Cruz and her children, got into trouble in the Balanac River on Monday. The computer programmer was with the boys and the family dog when they were caught by a surge and dragged away. Ms Cruz's 10-year-old son was holding on to Mr Selby's right shoulder when a lifeguard swam out to rescue them, while the dog - Molly - was able to swim back to shore. But the computer programmer did not have the strength to swim back and drowned