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A catalogue of failures led to a teenage Army cadet losing her life in a boating accident, an inquiry has heard.A catalogue of failures led to a teenage Army cadet losing her life in a boating accident, an inquiry has heard.
Kaylee McIntosh, 14, died when her boat capsized in choppy waters on Loch Carnan in South Uist in August 2007.Kaylee McIntosh, 14, died when her boat capsized in choppy waters on Loch Carnan in South Uist in August 2007.
Giving his final submission to a fatal accident inquiry at Inverness Sheriff Court, fiscal David Teale said a "failure of planning" caused her death.Giving his final submission to a fatal accident inquiry at Inverness Sheriff Court, fiscal David Teale said a "failure of planning" caused her death.
He accused Major George McCallum, who organised the exercise, of not doing a proper check on the sea conditions. The inquiry has concluded and Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen will give his findings in writing at a later date.
Mr Teale also said the coastguard was not informed about the exercise in advance, and there was a lack of communication between the boats involved. Mr Teale accused Major George McCallum, who organised the exercise, of not doing a proper check on the sea conditions.
He also said the coastguard was not informed about the exercise in advance, and there was a lack of communication between the boats involved.
A headcount error meant Kaylee, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, was trapped under the boat for more than an hour before it was noticed she was missing, Mr Teale added.A headcount error meant Kaylee, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, was trapped under the boat for more than an hour before it was noticed she was missing, Mr Teale added.
Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat training exercise.Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat training exercise.
A rescue operation was launched after the vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized.A rescue operation was launched after the vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized.
Earlier this year, an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch found Kaylee had been wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket.Earlier this year, an investigation by the Marine Accident Investigation Branch found Kaylee had been wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket.
The jacket's buoyancy is more than three times that of those usually used by cadets in training activities and would have pinned her under the boat, the investigation found.The jacket's buoyancy is more than three times that of those usually used by cadets in training activities and would have pinned her under the boat, the investigation found.