No one would ever expect a former US military police major turned vigilante to have links with a team of volunteer mountain rescuers in Mid Wales.
Yet Jack Reacher, the fictional character who will be played by Tom Cruise in a film out next year, has come to rescue of Brecon Mountain Rescue Team.
The hero of the 16 books by Lee Child, which have sold 40 million copies worldwide, has donated £10,000 to Brecon MRT to their fund raising appeal for a new control vehicle.
The control vehicle is used to coordinate searches for missing people across South and Mid Wales.
Mark Jones from Brecon MRT, said: “We are very grateful to Mr Reacher. He is a character who is known across the globe and has helped us out in our hour of need.”
“So many people from all walks of life have come forward to help in this fundraising campaign. It’s been a mammoth job for us as we don’t just need to raise this money, but also continue fundraising for our team’s operational costs as we are totally dependent on donations.
“We’ve still got £20,000 to go to reach our target so we would appeal to anyone who has been helped in the past by our members, or regularly walks in the mountains around Brecon and Mid Wales, to think of us – every penny helps.”
Author Lee Child has family links with Brecon.
