A WALKER suffered a head injury after plunging down a ravine in the Valleys, emergency crews said yesterday.
The 64-year-old man from Maesycwmmer, Mid Glamorgan, fell more than 8m (26ft) in the accident on a path on the Rhigos mountain on Sunday, which happened in front of his horrified wife.
He was located by the Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team. The rescue operation involved South Wales Fire and Rescue, Bro Taf NHS Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance.
The man was found on a path near the old watchman’s hut on the A4061 Rhigos Mountain Road. He was immobilised as a spinal patient before being transferred to Cardiff’s University Hospital of Wales.
The man, who has not been named, had been walking with friends and his wife as part of a ramblers’ group when the accident happened at the end of their walk.
Members of the party gave first aid while emergency services were called, before the Air Ambulance took him to hospital.
source: walesonline.co.uk
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