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| An Army cadet leader has told an inquiry he had been given assurances over safety before a boating exercise in which a teenage cadet died. | An Army cadet leader has told an inquiry he had been given assurances over safety before a boating exercise in which a teenage cadet died. |
| Kaylee McIntosh, 14, of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, drowned after a boat upturned on Loch Carnan, South Uist, on the Western Isles last year. | Kaylee McIntosh, 14, of Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, drowned after a boat upturned on Loch Carnan, South Uist, on the Western Isles last year. |
| David Taylor said he was told there would be enough space on boats to collect anyone who fell overboard. | David Taylor said he was told there would be enough space on boats to collect anyone who fell overboard. |
| The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is taking place in Stornoway, Lewis. | The fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is taking place in Stornoway, Lewis. |
| Mr Taylor, a 2nd Battalion Highlanders Army Cadet Force Commander at the time of the incident, said he had asked the exercise leader, Major George McCallum, about the use of safety boats. | Mr Taylor, a 2nd Battalion Highlanders Army Cadet Force Commander at the time of the incident, said he had asked the exercise leader, Major George McCallum, about the use of safety boats. |
| Mr Taylor said that although there was no separate safety boat on the exercise, he was told there would be enough space on the participating boats in the event of an accident. | Mr Taylor said that although there was no separate safety boat on the exercise, he was told there would be enough space on the participating boats in the event of an accident. |
| Mr Taylor said: "The cadets were to be taken in three boats, and I asked George how the safety boat would work in that arrangement. | |
| "He confirmed to me that that was a safe arrangement where the boats would act as safety boats for each other, with each having the capacity to uplift capsized people from other boats." | "He confirmed to me that that was a safe arrangement where the boats would act as safety boats for each other, with each having the capacity to uplift capsized people from other boats." |
| The inquiry continues. | The inquiry continues. |