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Cadet death inquiry findings due 'Failures' led to cadet drowning
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The findings of a fatal accident inquiry into the death of a teenage army cadet are to be made public. 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 after the incident meant Kaylee was trapped under the upturned boat for an hour and a half before it was noticed she was missing. 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.