Brecon Mountain Rescue Team experienced a busy start to the new year with eight callouts in just four days to start 2026.

On New year’s Day, the team were called to the Pen y Fan area where a walker had suffered a leg injury. Assisted by Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team, the casualty was assessed before being stretchered off to the care of the Welsh Ambulance Service.

The following day, January 2nd, the team were called to the Claerwen Reservoir track area where two people had got into difficulty. They were located before being returned to control where they made their own way onwards.

Later that day, the team were called to assist Central Beacons MRT, in conjunction with Dyfed Powys and South Wales Police to locate a missing person. The Police located the person as the team were responding. Also on January 2, they were alerted by Dyfed-Powys Police of two missing persons in the Abergwesyn area. They were able to communicate with them and directed them a location where a local team member met them and helped them back to their vehicle.

On Saturday, 3 January, BMRT were called to the Pont ar Daf area to a report of a person missing from their party. Assisted by Central Beacons MRT, the party was reunited a short while later following assistance from the team.

Later that day, the team were called to the Pen y Fan area where, assisted by Central Beacons MRT, a young male had sustained an ankle injury. They were assessed and splinted by the team before being evacuated from the hill by stretcher, where he was transported by his father to hospital.

A spokesperson for Brecon Mountain Rescue Team said: “We wish all casualties a speedy recovery.”