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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 guide on a survival weekend who had been missing overnight in the Brecon Beacons has been found alive. | A guide on a survival weekend who had been missing overnight in the Brecon Beacons has been found alive. |
| Steve Walker, 34, was last seen on Monday lunchtime when was leading a group of four campers from Romford, London, near Pontneddfechan, Powys. | Steve Walker, 34, was last 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 after becoming separated from his group in bad weather. | He had fallen into a river and hurt his leg after becoming separated from his group in bad weather. |
| As emergency services looked for him, he walked up to a BBC Wales news crew who were reporting on the search. | As emergency services looked for him, he walked up to a BBC Wales news crew who were reporting on the search. |
| Mr Walker, who was not seriously injured and has returned to Romford, had become separated from his group in bad weather. | |
| 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 also called for an ambulance. | The crew at the scene also 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. | 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." | "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. |