Tragedy struck the South Pembrokeshire coast on Sunday when a Belgian soldier was killed while scaling a cliff near St. Govan's Head.

The 47-year-old soldier was on military exercise at Huntsman's Leap on the Castlemartin Range when he fell approximately 20 to 25-feet backwards sustaining head and neck injuries.

Army medics were lowered to the casualty and coastguards from Tenby and St. Govan's were dispatched to the scene following the accident at approximately 6.30 pm.

A Sea King rescue helicopter from RAF Chivenor was also tasked and conveyed the soldier to Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, where sadly he was pronounced dead on arrival.

HM Coroner has been informed as well as the Health and Safety Executive, Royal Military Police and the MoD.

This was the second incident in as many days at the popular climbing location.

Emergency rescue teams were called to St. Govan's Head on Saturday afternoon when a 19-year-old man fell whilst tackling the 'Tactician' climb.

A member of a climbing club at Nottingham University, Stuart Masterman, of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, suffered a fractured left ankle and damage to his right ankle when he fell approximately 50-60 feet.

Safety ropes prevented the student from impacting at the base, but his fall shortly before 1 pm caused him to swing into the cliff face.

Coastguards from Tenby and St. Govan's went to his aid, along with ambulance personnel, and after being brought up the cliff in the coastguard stretcher, he was flown to Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, by the Welsh Air Ambulance.