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Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team said: Fortunately members of the public in the area were able to advise on the casualties position which meant resources were on scene pretty quickly. It was was a long and arduous extraction in the warm conditions for our casualty, up some quite steep and difficult terrain. We would also like to thank the members of the public who helped to keep the casualty as comfortable as they could prior to our arrival, along with numerous offers of assistance from others, also to the Brecon Beacons National Park wardens who looked after the gentleman’s partner and assisted in managing visitors in the area to avoid the vicinity around the casualty scene.
A man who travelled from London to the Brecon Beacons to celebrate his birthday has been rescued after falling 30 feet onto rocks. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, Dyfed-Powys Police and the Welsh Ambulance Service were called to the Ystradfellte area on Saturday afternoon (April 24) after reports that the man was unable to move. The injured man was treated at the scene, packaged in a vacuum mattress and stretched to safety before being taken to hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team said: Fortunately members of the public in the area were able to advise on the casualties position which meant resources were on scene pretty quickly.
Derek Brockway is joined by archaeologist Dr Erin Lloyd-Jones and Onkar Singh Purewal NORTH Pembrokeshire and the Preseli mountains will be featured as part of the BBC s new series of Weatherman Walking: The Welsh Coast . Celebrity Derek Brockway will be exploring the Pembrokeshire coast in the second episode of the new series, airing on Friday 16 April at 7.35pm on BBC One Wales. Embarking on a 10-mile route from Newport to Fishguard, Derek is joined by archaeologist Dr Erin Lloyd-Jones and Onkar Singh Purewal (The Wedding Guru) as the trio explore all the stretch has to offer. “The Welsh coastline is spectacular, stretching for nearly 900 miles, and there’s a coast path the entire length of it, said Dereck.