CENTRAL Beacons Mountain Rescue team is today renewing the search for a second woman believed to be missing in the river close to the Ystradfellte waterfalls area.

Throughout Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday the team worked tirelessly with police and fire service colleagues as well as Brecon Beacons National Park wardens in a large search effort following reports that two people had been seen in the river.

On Thursday afternoon the body of a woman was recovered from the the fast flowing river, with searches continuing for a second woman who is believed to still be in the water.

High levels of very fast flowing water in the river along with deteriorating weather conditions have proved a challenge to both the search and the recovery.

“Today efforts are ongoing to find a second woman believed to be in the river. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with both families who are being supported by specialist police officers,” said a statement from the rescue team