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The drowning of a teenage army cadet on a boating exercise was due to "numerous failures by those responsible for her care", a sheriff has ruled. | |
Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, died while on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in August 2007. | Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, died while on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in August 2007. |
She was one of 34 cadets on a training exercise when her boat overturned. | She was one of 34 cadets on a training exercise when her boat overturned. |
A headcount error meant Kaylee was trapped under the boat for 90 minutes before it was noticed she was missing. | |
She had also been wearing the wrong type of life jacket, which resulted in her being pinned beneath the boat. | She had also been wearing the wrong type of life jacket, which resulted in her being pinned beneath the boat. |
Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen presided over a 10-day fatal accident inquiry. | Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen presided over a 10-day fatal accident inquiry. |
Procurator Fiscal David Teale had told the FAI a wide range of failures at the planning stage contributed to the accident, including a failure to give coastguards advance notice of the exercise, a lack of communication between the boats and a failure to keep a list of names. | Procurator Fiscal David Teale had told the FAI a wide range of failures at the planning stage contributed to the accident, including a failure to give coastguards advance notice of the exercise, a lack of communication between the boats and a failure to keep a list of names. |
Simon Di Rollo QC, representing Kaylee's family, said a risk assessment for the task was a "worthless document" failing to meet specific requirements. | Simon Di Rollo QC, representing Kaylee's family, said a risk assessment for the task was a "worthless document" failing to meet specific requirements. |
Kaylee's parents are expected to react publicly later. |