Mountain rescuers were called to help a man in the Brecon Beacons after his dog ran off the top of the national park’s highest mountain.

The man had been walking his dog on Pen y Fan yesterday morning - Monday, March 14 - when it unfortunately chased a piece of litter off the summit of the 886 metre mountain.

Brecon Mountain Rescue Team were called at around 11am yesterday to help the man retrieve his dog, which had been supervised and on a lead before the fall.

Despite the team’s assistance to retrieve the dog from the mountain’s North East face, it sadly did not survive the fall.

A Brecon MRT spokesperson said online: “The team were called by Heddlu Dyfed-Powys Police at 11am today to assist a man who’s dog had run off the top of Pen y Fan.

“The dog was supervised and on a lead when it chased a piece of litter off the summit and fell onto the NE face. Team members assisted to retrieve the dog who sadly, has not survive the fall.”

The mountain rescue team used a drone to assist hill walkers in the search for the dog.

The footage, which can be seen below, was filmed from the drone which the team said it had permission to fly from The National Trust as land owners.

Brecon MRT have also used the experience to remind the public about the dangers of throwing stones from the top of the mountain.

While the voluntary group were on the steep ground, some members of the public where throwing stones off the top without knowing the team were working below them.

During the rescue, the team also spotted two dogs on the summit which were off-lead.

The spokesperson added: “Please be mindfull of what is below when you are on the mountains and never throw anything off cliffs.

“Our thoughts are with the dog’s owners who have experienced this tragic accident through no fault of their own.

“During the rescue two dogs were seen off the lead on the summit. Please keep your dog under control at all times and do not put yourself at risk by going onto the face.”

Brecon Mountain Rescue Team is a group made entirely of volunteers which relies on donations and money from fundraising to provide its invaluable service.

One of four rescue teams to cover the Brecon Beacons - along with Central Beacons MRT, Western Beacons MRT and Longtown MRT - they are on call 24 hours a day for 365 days a year.

Each call out costs an average of £55, and with around 100 callouts per year, the annual running cost of the team is £55,000.

To support Brecon Mountain Rescue Team, you can either buy the merchandise from their online shop.