Injured scout rescued by helicopter at Brecon Beacons

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A scout has been airlifted to hospital after falling and suffering a back injury while walking in the Brecon Beacons.

Emergency crews were called to an area near Llyn y Fan Fawr on Wednesday afternoon.

The scout was flown to Morriston Hospital, Swansea, by an RAF helicopter crew based at Chivenor, Devon.

The remaining group of Explorer Scouts were led off the hillside by mountain rescue teams.

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