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| Two servicemen die in Brecon Beacons training exercise | |
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| Two servicemen have died during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons in Powys. | |
| A third man is in a serious condition in hospital following the incident on Saturday afternoon. | |
| The two servicemen's next of kin have been informed, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said. | |
| The deaths occurred on the hottest day of the year so far in Wales with temperatures reaching 30C (86F) in Powys. | |
| The MoD said it was investigating the incident with police. | |
| "The MoD can confirm that it is working with Dyfed-Powys Police to investigate an incident during a training exercise on the Brecon Beacons on Saturday in which two members of military personnel died," said the MoD in a statement. | |
| "The two servicemen's next of kin have been informed. More information will be released in due course but it would be inappropriate to comment further at this stage." | |
| Police said the coroner had been informed. | |
| The Brecon Beacons forms one of Wales' national parks and is used for military training because of its relative remoteness. | |
| The infantry regiments of the British Army train at Sennybridge in the Beacons and there is an Army base in Brecon. |