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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 as a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition leader. | One of the two men who died after lightning strikes on the Brecon Beacons has been named as a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition leader. |
| Jeremy 'Jez' Prescott, 51, from Telford, Shropshire, was "doing something he loved" when he died, his family said. | Jeremy 'Jez' Prescott, 51, from Telford, Shropshire, was "doing something he loved" when he died, his family said. |
| A tribute said: "We are obviously devastated to lose Jez, who was both a beloved husband and father." | A tribute said: "We are obviously devastated to lose Jez, who was both a beloved husband and father." |
| Two people died and two were treated in hospital after the strike on Sunday. | Two people died and two were treated in hospital after the strike on Sunday. |
| One has now been released from hospital. | |
| 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's family said: "He was doing something he loved in a place he loved and had said only 10 minutes before the incident happened that he was glad he was up on the mountain and that it was a lovely day. | Mr Prescott's family said: "He was doing something he loved in a place he loved and had said only 10 minutes before the incident happened that he was glad he was up on the mountain and that it was a lovely day. |
| "Jez was passionate about his work with young people for the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DoE), which he had done part-time for Telford and Wrekin Council since 2001." | "Jez was passionate about his work with young people for the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DoE), which he had done part-time for Telford and Wrekin Council since 2001." |
| In a statement, the council described him as a "dedicated individual" and said it is considering how it can pay tribute to his work with young people. | In a statement, the council described him as a "dedicated individual" and said it is considering how it can pay tribute to his work with young people. |
| "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. | "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. |
| A DoE spokesman said the organisation was "shocked and saddened" by the death. | A DoE spokesman said the organisation was "shocked and saddened" by the death. |
| It is believed all four casualties were men from England. | 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". | 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." | He said the weather "turned very bad", adding: "As we were climbing up we heard the lightning strike the top of the mountain." |
| Four mountain rescue teams had been called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday. | Four mountain rescue teams had been called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday. |
| One person was treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns and the other, who has now been released from hospital, was treated at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. |