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Brecon Beacons lightning strike victim named as Jeremy Prescott | Brecon Beacons lightning strike victim named as Jeremy Prescott |
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One of the two men who died after lightning strikes on the Brecon Beacons has been named. | One of the two men who died after lightning strikes on the Brecon Beacons has been named. |
Jeremy "Jez" Prescott, 51, from Telford, Shropshire, was named by Dyfed-Powys Police as one of the victims. | |
Two died and two others were being treated in hospital after the strike on Sunday. One has now been discharged. | |
A Royal Marines cadet instructor who tried to help on Corn Du described the scene as "something out of a movie". | A Royal Marines cadet instructor who tried to help on Corn Du described the scene as "something out of a movie". |
Mr Prescott had worked for Telford and Wrekin Council for 14 years and was a part-time youth worker. | Mr Prescott had worked for Telford and Wrekin Council for 14 years and was a part-time youth worker. |
In a statement, the council described him as a "dedicated individual" who helped young people through the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DoE) scheme. | |
The statement read: "It was in this role that Jez was a team leader for a DoE expedition on the Brecon Beacons when he was fatally struck by lightning in a sudden storm at a check point on the group's route. | |
"The council is considering appropriate ways it can pay tribute to Jez, his work and the part he has played in supporting young people in our borough." | |
A DoE spokesman said the organisation was "shocked and saddened" by the death, and thoughts were with Mr Prescott's family. | |
It is believed all four casualties were men from England. | |
James Nunn, of the Windsor and Eton Sea Cadets, was training in the beacons when the lightning strikes happened and said it was like "something out of a movie". | |
He said the weather "turned very bad", adding: "As we were climbing up we heard the lightning strike the top of the mountain. | |
"I saw the flash but not the bolt. We kept going to get to the top." | |
'Pretty intense' | |
Mr Nunn described how he and colleagues tried to resuscitate one of the casualties on Corn Du. | |
"We rushed over and helped out. We carried out resuscitation for around 45 minutes until mountain rescue arrived. | |
"They worked on him and gave him some adrenalin. | |
"The conditions were bad. You couldn't see much up there. | |
"Just heading up the mountain was pretty intense. It was like something out of a movie. It was a peaceful day at the bottom." | |
Four mountain rescue teams had been called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday. | |
One person was being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns and the other was at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. | |
Dyfed-Powys Police said it was made aware of simultaneous incidents involving separate casualties on the Brecon Beacons. |