Bannau Brycheiniog: Man dies rescuing two children at waterfall

Mohananeethan Muruganantharajah died at the popular waterfall

A man has died at a waterfall in mid-Wales after trying to rescue two children from a river.

Emergency services were called to Sgwd Y Pannwr falls at Ystradfellte in Powys at about 16:45 BST on Friday.

Police, fire crews, mountain rescue teams, a rescue helicopter and an air ambulance attended the scene in Bannau Brycheiniog, or the Brecon Beacons.

The body of 27-year-old Mohananeethan Muruganantharajah was discovered in the water with an underwater camera.

Dyfed-Powys Police said conditions meant Mr Muruganantharajah, known as Mohan, could not be recovered until Saturday morning, when specialist divers were brought in to help.

Specialist divers were brought in to help at Sgwd y Pannwr waterfall