Missing schoolchildren found in Brecon Beacons

All 26 schoolchildren who went missing in the Brecon Beacons have been found safe and well, rescuers say.

The teenagers from St Albans, Hertfordshire, were taking part in a Duke of Edinburgh exercise when heavy rain and low cloud hit the Welsh national park.

Speaking to ITV Wales Andrew Evans, of Western Beacons Mountain Search and Rescue team, said the incident was not uncommon with groups doing their Duke of Edinburgh award.

The pupils were reported missing at approximately 1pm on Wednesday afternoon and three mountain rescue teams, police and ambulance crews were sent to the area.

The teenagers' bids to make their way off the mountain was hampered by torrential rain, strong winds, and a lack of mobile phone signal in the remote 10 hectare area of Llyn Y Fan Fach, near Abercraf.