Brecon Mountain Rescue Team have been busy to kick off the new year with an array of callouts across January.

On Thursday, 8 January, the team were Called out the Llangynidr Mountain Road area to assist Longtown Mountain Rescue Team during the period of snowy weather. Numerous vehicles had become stuck in the snow, and subsequently all stranded persons were evacuated to a safe location with the teams’ help.

Two days later on Saturday, 10 January, a casualty had suffered a lower leg injury near Pont ar Daf. Assisted by Central Beacons MRT, the team assessed the casualty before being carried below cloud level, where they were conveyed to hospital via Coastguard Rescue 187.

The following day (Sunday, 11 January) the team were called to another injury. A female walker had slipped and suffered a dislocated knee and hip injury. Members from Brecon Mountain rescue and Central Beacons Mountain Rescue assessed her injuries and rewarmed the casualty. She was evacuated by Gator to the care of Welsh Ambulance Services Trust.

On Monday, 19 January, the team assisted missing persons who became lost on Pen y Fan. They were located via PhoneFind and helped off the mountain.

The next day, they were called into action again in the Pen-y-Fan area to assist more missing persons, one of whom had sprained their ankle. A passer-by assisted them to rejoin the path to Pont ar daf, where the mountain rescue volunteers located and escorted the injured person off the mountain using their ATV and supported the rest of the party on their return to the car park.

On Wednesday, 21 January, the team were called upon, this time to the Elan Valley area to a report of two missing persons. A spokesperson for the team said: “We managed to locate them, and escorted them to a pick up location where they were met and transported to their start location in a team vehicle.

“Don’t forget to make your plans before you go and be adventure smart. Do I have the knowledge and skills for the day? Do I know what the weather will be like? (It can be up to ten degrees colder the higher to a summit you go) Do I have the right gear?

“As always we wish our casualties a speedy recovery.”