Corn Du, where Captain Carnegie was found

Corn Du, where Captain Carnegie was found

An inquest has been opened into the death of a man who was rescued from south Wales’s second-highest mountain.

Captain Robert Carnegie from Dublin died at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil several hours after being found on Corn Du about 9.40pm on Saturday.

Capt Carnegie was a member of the Royal Corps of Signals. Corn Du is in an area of the Brecon Beacons used extensively for training and testing of the UK’s Special Forces.

Dyfed-Powys Police said the inquest was adjourned to a later date.

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