At 10pm on Friday evening the Longtown Mountain Rescue Team were contacted by Gwent Police asking for assistance in the search for a local missing man from Abergavenny, Monmouthshire.
The team responded with around 20 personnel and a dog team, who were involved with searching Skirrid Fach and the surrounding area until 6am. At 11am on Saturday the team were back out to continue their land search but also with a water boat team searching parts of the Usk.
Due to the phenomenal public response and concern for the missing man, the team made a plan with the police to support the members of public who wanted to help with the search. This resulted in many parties going onto the hill with members of the public led my Mountain Rescue personnel.
At approximately 1.30pm, and after being missing for nearly 24 hours, MR team members successfully found the missing man on Skirrid Fach, after assessment and treatment by team medics, he was quickly evacuated and transferred to a waiting ambulance for further treatment.
The team would like to wish the man a full and speedy recovery and Christmas wishes to all his family. They would also like to thank the public for their help and support over the last 24 hours.
