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Caitlin O'Sullivan

Three-year-old boy and his teddy stretchered off Pen Y Fan after being injured

A young boy was rescued from Pen Y Fan by Brecon Mountain Rescue with his beloved teddy.

While many people had hiked the slope and queued up to take a picture with the famous sign, this little boy was being stretchered down the mountain.

The boy, 3, was enjoying the weather when he injured his arm, and the Brecon Mountain Rescue team were called to get him to hospital.

The brave little boy had his teddy for comfort, and was carried down on a stretcher by the mountain rescue team.

These were the queues to get to the top of Snowdon over Easter weekend  

"This afternoon the team were called to a three year old with an injured arm near Pen Y Fan summit," a spokesman for the group said.

"The boy (and teddy) were treated on scene by the team doctor and then stretcher carried to Pont ar Daf car park, to be transferred to hospital in  Central Beacons Mountain Rescue Team  vehicle.

"We wish him a speedy recovery and, doesn’t he look cool in his little sun hat! A very useful bit of kit for the sunny, hot conditions on the mountain today.

"Working with Central and Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue Team."

More chaos at Pen Y Fan with more than two miles of cars parked on verges  

People on Facebook are wishing the boy well after his injury, with one woman saying: "Hope teddy was as brave as this little chap Get well soon. Well done rescue team."

Another added: "Well done rescue team hope the little boy and teddy have a speedy recovery."

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