Missing Brecon man named
Dyfed Powys Police and Mid & West Wales Fire and Rescue Service are searching for 54-year-old Steven Moore who's believed to have fallen into the River Usk near Brecon.
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Brecon river search for missing man has resumed
Missing Brecon man named
A man thought to have fallen into the river at Llanfaes Bridge in Brecon on Friday morning has been named as 54 year-old Steve Moore.
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The search for a missing man believed to have fallen into a Brecon river has resumed this morning after being called off yesterday.
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'Several lines of inquiry are being followed'
Dyfed Powys Police has updated ITV Wales on the search for a missing 54-year-old man believed to have fallen into the River Usk in Brecon.
Inspector James Davies said several lines of inquiry are being followed and officers are liaising with the man's family.
The search has now been postponed due to dangerous conditions.
River search for missing 54-year-old man postponed
Emergency services have postponed their search for a 54-year-old man believed to have fallen into the River Usk at Llanfaes Bridge in Brecon.
Rescuers say they must wait for the swollen and fast-flowing waters to subside before carrying out further searches along the riverbank.
– Inspector James Davies, Dyfed Powys PoliceThis river is extremely dangerous at the moment, and only suitably trained personnel have been carrying out searches along a six-mile stretch. We are in the process of informing his family members and will keep them updated of our progress to locate him. But for the time being we’re having to postpone any further searches of the River Usk.
The search has involved teams from Mid and West Wales Fire & Rescue, Brecon Mountain Rescue and an RAF Search and Rescue helicopter since the alarm was raised in the early hours of this morning.
Police have been carrying out inquiries in the town to see if they can locate the missing man as there is still a chance he might not have fallen into the water.
Search operation continues for missing man around the River Usk
Rescuers and emergency services have spent the morning searching for a 54-year-old man thought to have fallen into a section of the River Usk, near Brecon.
David Wood reports from the scene.
Rescuers hunt for missing 54 year old in the River Usk
Dyfed Powys Police have confirmed the rescue operation for a missing man, thought to have fallen into the River Usk, is ongoing.
A 54-year-old local man is believed to have fallen into the river near Llanfaes Bridge, Brecon in the early hours of the morning.
– Inspector Eric EvansAt the moment the emergency services are co-ordinating an urgent search of the river and surrounding areas.
As you can imagine with the rainfall we’ve seen recently, the river is moving very quickly, so we are concerned for his safety if he has gone in to the water.
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Brecon river rescue search in operation
Rescuers have mounted a search for a person who is thought to be in the River Usk near Brecon.
Two swift water teams from Brecon and Hay-on-Wye are also involved in the operation, which is focusing on the area around Llanfaes Bridge.