Pont Melin-Fach waterfall slip man airlifted to safety
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Footage shows the moment a man was airlifted to safety after a falling from a Powys waterfall
A man has been airlifted to safety on a stretcher after falling from a Powys waterfall and suffering a head injury.
Western Beacons, Central Beacons and Brecon Mountain Recue teams were called to the Nedd Fechan river, below Pont Melin-Fach, external, near Ystradfellte, at 15:10 BST on Saturday.
The man was airlifted to hospital by a Coastguard search and rescue helicopter based at St Athan.
Western Beacons Mountain Rescue Team said it needed "outstanding flying".
Western Beacons, Central Beacons and Brecon Mountain Recue teams winch the man to safety