MOUNTAIN rescuers came to the aid of a woman who slipped and suffered a serious leg injury near the summit of Sugar Loaf mountain today.
Longtown Mountain Rescue Team, based in Abergavenny, were called out at around midday for assistance by Gwent Police.
A spokesman said: "A 34-year-old local woman, out walking with her family near the summit of Sugar Loaf, slipped and suffered a serious leg injury.
"She was treated by the team doctor and Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust before being carried by stretcher a mile-and-a-half to the upper car park to a waiting ambulance.
"Thanks to our friends from Brecon Mountain Rescue Team and Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue Team for assisting.
"We wish her a speedy recovery."
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