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Lightning strike on Pen y Fan in Brecon Beacons leaves two men with life-threatening injuries Lightning strike on Pen y Fan in Brecon Beacons kills two men
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A lightning strike on Pen y Fan on the Brecon Beacons mountain range has left two men with life-threatening injuries. Lightning strikes on Pen y Fan on the Brecon Beacons mountain range have killed two men and injured two others.
The Welsh Ambulance service was alerted to reports that a man had been struck by lightning at around midday on the mountain range in Powys, mid-Wales.The Welsh Ambulance service was alerted to reports that a man had been struck by lightning at around midday on the mountain range in Powys, mid-Wales.
An RAF Sea King helicopter flew the seriously injured men to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, around 20 miles from Cardiff, according to a spokesman from the Welsh Ambulance Service.An RAF Sea King helicopter flew the seriously injured men to Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, around 20 miles from Cardiff, according to a spokesman from the Welsh Ambulance Service.
Members of the emergency services who attended the scene also found a third casualty on the mountain, who was driven to hospital by ambulance
It remains unclear whether the man was in fact struck by lightning as was reported in the original call to the emergency services, the spokesman said.It remains unclear whether the man was in fact struck by lightning as was reported in the original call to the emergency services, the spokesman said.
A spokesperson from Prince Charles Hospital has since told the BBC that two of those taken to the facility have died.
Two other people also needed treatment after a lightning strike, with one of those receiving specialist care at the burns unit at the Morriston Hospital in Swansea, according to the BBC.
The identities of those involved in the accident remain unclear, however one of the men is believed to be in his fifties, according to Wales Online.The identities of those involved in the accident remain unclear, however one of the men is believed to be in his fifties, according to Wales Online.