AN injured walker was rescued from woodland near Monmouth after emergency services were called on Thursday evening.
The Longtown Mountain Rescue team, which has a base in south Herefordshire, attended the incident on September 10.
South Wales Fire and Rescue Service firefighters, together with Welsh Ambulance Service paramedics, were also sent to help.
Working with firefighters, the mountain rescue team used a technical rope rescue system to lower the walker safely from the woodland.
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The person was taken to a place of safety, where they could receive further care.
Longtown Mountain Rescue is a voluntary organisation responding to requests from police in the Black Mountains of South Wales and Herefordshire.
Its teams assist with incidents involving injured and missing people.
The team relies entirely on donations from the public to provide this life-saving rescue service.
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