The girl collapsed on Bal-bach in the Black Mountains. Photo: Jeremy Bolwell CC-BY-SA-2.0
A teenager had to be rescued after collapsing through heat exhaustion on a Welsh mountain.
The 16-year-old girl was on a Duke of Edinburgh’s Award training exercise in the Black Mountains on Sunday when she became ill.
Abergavenny-based Longtown Mountain Rescue Team was called to her aid near Bal-Bach, 450m (1,500ft) above Llanthony Priory.
The Wales Air Ambulance airlifted the girl to hospital. Photo: Longtown MRT
The girl collapsed with heat exhaustion but regained consciousness before she was flown by Wales Air Ambulance to Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny, for treatment.
Len Harbottle, a search manager for Longtown MRT, said: “The conditions on Sunday afternoon were pretty warm.
“Anyone contemplating strenuous exercise in these current conditions should drink plenty of fluids, keep their heads covered and wear loose-fitting clothing.”
