Mountain rescuers were called to a waterfall at a popular Welsh beauty spot after a walker sustained a head and facial injury.

The Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team were called to the waterfall near Ystradfellte after they were contacted by Dyfed-Powys Police about the man at 5pm on Wednesday, March 9.

However the information on the man’s exact location were very scant and, according to Central Beacons MRT, phone contact was “non-existent”.

A spokesperson for the voluntary group said: “Information on the gentleman’s exact location was very scant and phone contact nonexistent.

“An urgent search by a team member living locally was carried out of the Clun Gwyn and Scwd y Pannwr waterfalls.”

The team’s response vehicles and team members headed to Gwaun Hepste Forestry to begin searching the Four Falls Trail.

In the mean time, the Welsh Ambulance Service teams and members of the Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) arrived at the Cwm North carpark after they had received a report of the hiker making his way from the waterfall to the carpark.

The spokesperson said: “HART colleagues located the gentleman, treated his head injury and we assisted with getting him safely to the car park and onto the awaiting Ambulance.

“At about 8pm we were back at base and we send our best wishes to the gentleman for a full and speedy recovery.”

The team is made up entirely of volunteers who give their time to help others who are in trouble on the mountains as well in urban areas and flooding.

Central Beacons MRT is on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and it covers the central area of the Brecon Beacons - including Pen-y-Fan, the highest point at 886m and the valley of Ystradfellte waterfalls down to the valleys, Cardiff and Newport.

The team, which is based at Merthyr Tydfil, covers a whopping 1437 square km area in total and is one of four rescue teams which covers the Brecon Beacons National Park and South Wales - the others being Brecon MRT, Western Beacons MRT and Longtown MRT.

All of the teams rely on donations from the public or fundraising to keep going as they fund their equipment and fuel costs.

The Central Beacons team requires around £30,000 annually to cover its yearly running costs - on its JustGiving page, the rescue team says that a £65 donation could buy PPE, like a helmet, for a volunteer.

To donate to the Central Beacons MRT, visit its JustGiving page by clicking here or visit its EasyFundraising page by clicking here.