Tombstoning: Sgwd Gwladys waterfall rescue sees boy winched

This is the moment a 13-year-old boy was winched from a river bed by a helicopter after jumping 20m from a waterfall.

Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team said it was called to the "tombstoning" incident at Sgwd Gwladys waterfall, near Pontneddfechan in Powys, just after 15:30 BST on Friday.

The teenager suffered suspected spinal and pelvic injuries, the team said.

He was placed in a vacuum mattress to immobilise his spine and winched from the area by coastguard helicopter.

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