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| A teenage Army cadet who drowned after being pinned under a capsized boat was wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket, an investigation has found. | A teenage Army cadet who drowned after being pinned under a capsized boat was wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket, an investigation has found. |
| Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, died on a training exercise on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides last summer. | Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, died on a training exercise on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides last summer. |
| A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said her lifejacket was not approved for use by children. | A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said her lifejacket was not approved for use by children. |
| It said the jacket's extra buoyancy would have pinned her under the boat. | It said the jacket's extra buoyancy would have pinned her under the boat. |
| An error in a headcount taken after the incident meant the teenager was trapped under the boat for an hour and a half before it was noticed she was missing. | An error in a headcount taken after the incident meant the teenager was trapped under the boat for an hour and a half before it was noticed she was missing. |
| Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival Marine Accident Investigation Branch report | Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival Marine Accident Investigation Branch report |
| Her body was recovered by fish farm workers from under the vessel off Steisay Island two hours later. | Her body was recovered by fish farm workers from under the vessel off Steisay Island two hours later. |
| The report said the lifejacket Kaylee was given was more than three times the buoyancy of those usually used by cadets in training activities. | The report said the lifejacket Kaylee was given was more than three times the buoyancy of those usually used by cadets in training activities. |
| "Once inflated, it would have pinned Cadet M under the craft and prevented her escape," the report said. | |
| Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat exercise on 3 August. | Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat exercise on 3 August. |
| A rescue operation was launched after a vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized in choppy seas. | A rescue operation was launched after a vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized in choppy seas. |
| The vessel, known as a Rigid Raiding Craft 2, had taken on water which became trapped on deck because the boat's "trouser leg" drains had not been lowered. | The vessel, known as a Rigid Raiding Craft 2, had taken on water which became trapped on deck because the boat's "trouser leg" drains had not been lowered. |
| An instruction for the seated cadets to move from one side of the boat to the other triggered it to go under. | An instruction for the seated cadets to move from one side of the boat to the other triggered it to go under. |
| 'Ill-prepared' | 'Ill-prepared' |
| A headcount was carried out, but it is thought that a young female instructor may have been identified as a cadet or counted twice. | A headcount was carried out, but it is thought that a young female instructor may have been identified as a cadet or counted twice. |
| As the cadets came from different detachments across the county and were seated in the boats on a first-come-first-served basis, nobody noticed Kaylee was missing. | As the cadets came from different detachments across the county and were seated in the boats on a first-come-first-served basis, nobody noticed Kaylee was missing. |
| The report stated: "Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival." | The report stated: "Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival." |
| The investigation identified several other failures during the exercise. | The investigation identified several other failures during the exercise. |
| It said the boat was "ill-prepared and ill-equipped" to navigate safely between Loch Carnan and Loch Skipport. | It said the boat was "ill-prepared and ill-equipped" to navigate safely between Loch Carnan and Loch Skipport. |
| The report also said the route had not been properly planned and the coxswains had not been well briefed. | The report also said the route had not been properly planned and the coxswains had not been well briefed. |
| Following the accident, all boat "gifting" from the Ministry of Defence to the Army Cadet Force (AFC) has been suspended. | Following the accident, all boat "gifting" from the Ministry of Defence to the Army Cadet Force (AFC) has been suspended. |
| The 2nd Battalion the Highlanders AFC, of which Kaylee was a member, has also temporarily suspended all powerboat activities. | The 2nd Battalion the Highlanders AFC, of which Kaylee was a member, has also temporarily suspended all powerboat activities. |