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| Two dead, two hurt after Brecon Beacons lightning strikes | Two dead, two hurt after Brecon Beacons lightning strikes |
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| Two men are being treated in hospital after lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons which killed two other men on Sunday. | Two men are being treated in hospital after lightning strikes in the Brecon Beacons which killed two other men on Sunday. |
| Four mountain rescue teams were called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn. | Four mountain rescue teams were called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn. |
| One person is being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns. The other is at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. | One person is being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns. The other is at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. |
| Some rescuers were training in the area when the incidents happened. | Some rescuers were training in the area when the incidents happened. |
| An RAF Sea King helicopter from Chivenor, Devon, was sent to aid two casualties on Cribyn and road ambulances and police were also sent to the scene. | |
| Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were ending their exercise due to the electric storm when they received a call-out. | Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were ending their exercise due to the electric storm when they received a call-out. |
| Its team doctor reached the first male casualty on Corn Ddu within 35 minutes. | Its team doctor reached the first male casualty on Corn Ddu within 35 minutes. |
| Spokesman Mark Jones said passing cadets who had been on the summit at the time of the strike had already started resuscitation when the rescue doctor took over. | Spokesman Mark Jones said passing cadets who had been on the summit at the time of the strike had already started resuscitation when the rescue doctor took over. |
| "I've been in Brecon Mountain Rescue for 30 years and I've never known anything like this," he said. | "I've been in Brecon Mountain Rescue for 30 years and I've never known anything like this," he said. |
| "It is exceptionally unusual, and for multiple people to be hit in multiple strikes on different peaks - it is very, very rare." | "It is exceptionally unusual, and for multiple people to be hit in multiple strikes on different peaks - it is very, very rare." |
| Three other mountain rescue teams - Central Beacons, Longtown and Western Beacons - were also called out. | Three other mountain rescue teams - Central Beacons, Longtown and Western Beacons - were also called out. |
| Walker Donna Cavanagh told the Mirror newspaper said she and friend Olivia Howell were near Pen y Fan when the lightning struck. | |
| "We only saw two flashes and nothing more. We didn't think the weather was that bad. | |
| "When I heard two people have been killed I was so surprised. I'm shocked - we were so close." | |
| A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: "As a result of these incidents, two men have sadly died, one man is in a serious condition in hospital and another man is in hospital but did not sustain serious injuries. | A Dyfed-Powys Police spokesperson said: "As a result of these incidents, two men have sadly died, one man is in a serious condition in hospital and another man is in hospital but did not sustain serious injuries. |
| "Officers have informed the next of kin of the deceased men." | "Officers have informed the next of kin of the deceased men." |