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Cadet death may have been avoided 'Disgust' at drowned cadet death
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The death of a teenage army cadet on a boating exercise could have been avoided, a sheriff has ruled. The parents of a teenage army cadet who died on a boating exercise have expressed "disgust" after a report into her death.
Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, died when a boat overturned on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in August 2007.Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie in Aberdeenshire, died when a boat overturned on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides in August 2007.
A sheriff said reasonable precautions could have prevented her death.
Kaylee's father Derek said: "The Army murdered our Kaylee. It is as plain and simple as that."
A headcount error meant Kaylee was trapped under the boat for 90 minutes 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.
Kaylee's parents are expected to react publicly on Wednesday afternoon to the sheriff's findings.
She had been wearing the wrong type of life jacket, which resulted in her being pinned beneath the boat.She had been wearing the wrong type of life jacket, which resulted in her being pinned beneath the boat.
Kaylee was one of 34 cadets on a training exercise when her boat overturned.Kaylee was one of 34 cadets on a training exercise when her boat overturned.
I can only hope that the public exploration of the circumstances of Kaylee's death and this determination provide them with some explanation as to how their tragic loss occurred Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen Anger at '21st Century Dad's Army' Read the sheriff's findingsI can only hope that the public exploration of the circumstances of Kaylee's death and this determination provide them with some explanation as to how their tragic loss occurred Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen Anger at '21st Century Dad's Army' Read the sheriff's findings
Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen presided over a 10-day fatal accident inquiry.Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen presided over a 10-day fatal accident inquiry.
He said the inquiry had found that a number of precautions could have been taken which would have avoided the accident or prevented the loss of Kaylee's life.He said the inquiry had found that a number of precautions could have been taken which would have avoided the accident or prevented the loss of Kaylee's life.
"Tragically, Kaylee's life might not have been lost had some of the precautions been taken singly, for example the headcount on the water or the issuing of the correct size of lifejacket," he said."Tragically, Kaylee's life might not have been lost had some of the precautions been taken singly, for example the headcount on the water or the issuing of the correct size of lifejacket," he said.
He added: "With the exception of a very short period, and for very good reason, Kaylee's parents attended court throughout the inquiry.He added: "With the exception of a very short period, and for very good reason, Kaylee's parents attended court throughout the inquiry.
"Their quiet dignity and concentration when hearing about the final hours of their daughter was both impressive and, to quote a witness, humbling."Their quiet dignity and concentration when hearing about the final hours of their daughter was both impressive and, to quote a witness, humbling.
"I can only hope that the public exploration of the circumstances of Kaylee's death and this determination provide them with some explanation as to how their tragic loss occurred and might go some way to reduce the risk of any other parents finding themselves in such a situation in the future.""I can only hope that the public exploration of the circumstances of Kaylee's death and this determination provide them with some explanation as to how their tragic loss occurred and might go some way to reduce the risk of any other parents finding themselves in such a situation in the future."