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Brecon Beacons: Missing tour leader Steve Walker found | Brecon Beacons: Missing tour leader Steve Walker found |
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A 34-year-old tour party leader who had been missing overnight in the Brecon Beacons has been found alive. | A 34-year-old tour party leader who had been missing overnight in the Brecon Beacons has been found alive. |
Steve Walker had last been seen on Monday lunchtime when was leading a group of four campers from Romford, London, near Pontneddfechan, Powys. | Steve Walker had last been seen on Monday lunchtime when was leading a group of four campers from Romford, London, near Pontneddfechan, Powys. |
He had fallen into a river and hurt his leg, and turned up on Tuesday lunchtime in front of a BBC Wales camera crew. | He had fallen into a river and hurt his leg, and turned up on Tuesday lunchtime in front of a BBC Wales camera crew. |
Emergency services said when the party became lost in "awful" weather he had gone off to try to find their location. | Emergency services said when the party became lost in "awful" weather he had gone off to try to find their location. |
Gwenfair Griffith, a BBC Wales reporter at the scene, wrote on Twitter: "Steve Walker, 34, reappears in Pontneddfechan after being lost overnight. Our reporting team giving him water." | Gwenfair Griffith, a BBC Wales reporter at the scene, wrote on Twitter: "Steve Walker, 34, reappears in Pontneddfechan after being lost overnight. Our reporting team giving him water." |
The crew at the scene have called for an ambulance. | The crew at the scene have called for an ambulance. |
Specialist officers | Specialist officers |
The alarm had been raised at 18:45 BST on Monday evening and 45 volunteers searched the area near Glynneath until 01:00 BST on Tuesday. | The alarm had been raised at 18:45 BST on Monday evening and 45 volunteers searched the area near Glynneath until 01:00 BST on Tuesday. |
The volunteers, from four search and rescue teams, were joined by rescue dogs and an RAF helicopter. | The volunteers, from four search and rescue teams, were joined by rescue dogs and an RAF helicopter. |
The search resumed on a mountain between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte at 10:00 BST on Tuesday. | The search resumed on a mountain between Pontneddfechan and Ystradfellte at 10:00 BST on Tuesday. |
The operation was co-ordinated by Dyfed-Powys Police, which said its own officers - including a police search adviser and specialist search officers - were involved alongside 12 volunteers from Brecon Mountain Rescue Service. | The operation was co-ordinated by Dyfed-Powys Police, which said its own officers - including a police search adviser and specialist search officers - were involved alongside 12 volunteers from Brecon Mountain Rescue Service. |
Insp Andy Reed said: "The 34-year-old man, who is from the Essex area, has been found safe and well and is currently being assessed by a medical team. | |
"I'd like to thank all the volunteers and officers who took part in this rescue, which has thankfully resulted in a successful outcome." | |
The force helicopter and dog section were also involved. | The force helicopter and dog section were also involved. |