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Man Dies During SAS-Inspired Endurance Event on Welsh Mountain
Police said the 68-year-old was pronounced dead after welfare concerns were raised during the 24 km SAS-inspired march.
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, a 68-year-old man died while participating in the Fan Dance endurance event on Pen y Fan, the highest peak in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.
- Avalanche Endurance Events organizes the 15-mile Fan Dance, a "gruelling SAS Selection test march" staged over south Wales' highest peak that is open to the public.
- Emergency responders were dispatched to Pen y Fan at 11 a.m. on Saturday following welfare concerns; Dyfed-Powys Police, Mountain Rescue, and the Ambulance Service attended before the man was pronounced dead.
- In a statement on Tuesday, Fan Dance March Director Ken Jones confirmed the fatality, stating "Our team is working on this at the time of posting" while thanking the Air Ambulance Service and Brecon Mountain Rescue Team.
- Authorities are not treating the death as suspicious, and the HM Coroner has been advised, with officers continuing to assist in the ongoing investigation.
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