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| Brecon Beacons fatal lightning strike 'like a movie scene' | Brecon Beacons fatal lightning strike 'like a movie scene' |
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| A Royal Marines cadet instructor who tried to help save the life of a man who was struck by lightning on the Brecon Beacons said weather conditions had been "pretty intense". | A Royal Marines cadet instructor who tried to help save the life of a man who was struck by lightning on the Brecon Beacons said weather conditions had been "pretty intense". |
| Two men died and two others are in hospital after the incident on Sunday. | Two men died and two others are in hospital after the incident on Sunday. |
| James Nunn was training in the beacons when the lightning struck and said it was like "something out of a movie". | James Nunn was training in the beacons when the lightning struck and said it was like "something out of a movie". |
| He and colleagues spent 45 minutes helping a woman try to resuscitate one of the causalities on Corn Du. | |
| Mr Nunn told BBC Wales how he was training in the Beacons to raise money for his unit, the Windsor and Eton Sea Cadets, when the weather "turned very bad". | Mr Nunn told BBC Wales how he was training in the Beacons to raise money for his unit, the Windsor and Eton Sea Cadets, when the weather "turned very bad". |
| "As we were climbing up we heard the lightning strike the top of the mountain," he said. | "As we were climbing up we heard the lightning strike the top of the mountain," he said. |
| "I saw the flash but not the bolt. We kept going to get to the top. | "I saw the flash but not the bolt. We kept going to get to the top. |
| 'Conditions were bad' | 'Conditions were bad' |
| "We ended up climbing over the top and that's when we saw the colleague of the gentleman. She was attempting to resuscitate him. | "We ended up climbing over the top and that's when we saw the colleague of the gentleman. She was attempting to resuscitate him. |
| "We rushed over and helped out. We carried out resuscitation for around 45 minutes until mountain rescue arrived. | "We rushed over and helped out. We carried out resuscitation for around 45 minutes until mountain rescue arrived. |
| "They worked on him and gave him some adrenalin. | "They worked on him and gave him some adrenalin. |
| "The conditions were bad. You couldn't see much up there. | "The conditions were bad. You couldn't see much up there. |
| "Just heading up the mountain was pretty intense. It was like something out of a movie. It was a peaceful day at the bottom." | "Just heading up the mountain was pretty intense. It was like something out of a movie. It was a peaceful day at the bottom." |
| Four mountain rescue teams were called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday. | Four mountain rescue teams were called to separate incidents at the summits of Corn Du and Cribyn on Sunday. |
| One person is being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns. The other is at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. | One person is being treated at Swansea's Morriston Hospital for burns. The other is at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil. |
| Meanwhile, a BBC reporter has told how he was knocked unconscious by lightning while walking nearby 25 years ago. | Meanwhile, a BBC reporter has told how he was knocked unconscious by lightning while walking nearby 25 years ago. |
| Julian Fowler, a reporter for BBC Northern Ireland, said he and four friends were knocked out by lightning while climbing Pen y Fan. | Julian Fowler, a reporter for BBC Northern Ireland, said he and four friends were knocked out by lightning while climbing Pen y Fan. |
| He told BBC Radio Wales's Jason Mohammad programme how the weather conditions changed to a hail storm from a "beautiful, sunny, warm day". | He told BBC Radio Wales's Jason Mohammad programme how the weather conditions changed to a hail storm from a "beautiful, sunny, warm day". |
| "We were very lucky," he said. | "We were very lucky," he said. |
| "Within a week or two the burns on our legs and our feet recovered." | "Within a week or two the burns on our legs and our feet recovered." |
| 'It was loud' | 'It was loud' |
| Walkers Donna Cavanagh and friend Olivia Howell were heading to the summit of Pen y Fan when the brief but violent storm struck. | Walkers Donna Cavanagh and friend Olivia Howell were heading to the summit of Pen y Fan when the brief but violent storm struck. |
| Ms Cavanagh, of Caerphilly, said: "It was said that there was going to be a shower about 11 o'clock, but we didn't expect it be that extreme. But it kind of came and went. | Ms Cavanagh, of Caerphilly, said: "It was said that there was going to be a shower about 11 o'clock, but we didn't expect it be that extreme. But it kind of came and went. |
| "It was heavy rain and wind and we had two flashes of lighting and two cracks of thunder." | |
| What to do in a thunderstorm? | |
| Ms Cavanagh added: "We were about 20 minutes from the peak then. When we got to the top the visibility was quite poor." | |
| The pair took some "selfies" at the top of Pen y fan. | The pair took some "selfies" at the top of Pen y fan. |
| "We were soaking," she said. "It was loud, but to be honest, I don't get frightened by thunder and lightning. | "We were soaking," she said. "It was loud, but to be honest, I don't get frightened by thunder and lightning. |
| "Once we started going back down it cleared up." | "Once we started going back down it cleared up." |