British man drowned after being swept away by river current in the Philippines

A British man has drowned after being swept away by a strong current in a river in the Philippines as he tried to save his girlfriend's sons. Mark Selby, 45, who moved from Stroud in Gloucestershire to the South-Asian country with his girlfriend 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.
Mark Selby, 45, drowned after getting swept away by a strong current in a river in the Philippines as he tried to save his girlfriend's sons (pictured with their mother, Mary Anne Cruz, centre, in the same river, the day before he died) Ms Cruz's 10-year-old son, who has not been named, was holding on to Mr Selby's right shoulder when a lifeguard swam out to rescue them. Mr Selby was able to push their dog Molly and encourage her to return to shore, but he was unable to swim back himself, despite being a strong swimmer. He was pulled from the water and died in Pagsanjan, Laguna on Monday afternoon.