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| The parents of a teenage army cadet who died on a boating exercise have expressed "disgust" after the publication of a report into her death. | The parents of a teenage army cadet who died on a boating exercise have expressed "disgust" after the publication of 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. | 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." | Kaylee's father Derek said: "The Army murdered our Kaylee. It is as plain and simple as that." |
| Kaylee didn't die because someone made a silly mistake. She died because of a horrific catalogue of reckless and irresponsible conduct by those in charge Derek McIntoshKaylee McIntosh's father Anger at '21st Century Dad's Army' Read the sheriff's findings | Kaylee didn't die because someone made a silly mistake. She died because of a horrific catalogue of reckless and irresponsible conduct by those in charge Derek McIntoshKaylee McIntosh's father Anger at '21st Century Dad's Army' Read the sheriff's findings |
| A headcount error meant Kaylee was trapped under the boat for 90 minutes before it was noticed she was missing. | |
| 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 the training exercise when her boat overturned. | Kaylee was one of 34 cadets on the training exercise when her boat overturned. |
| 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 Kaylee's death. | He said the inquiry had found that a number of precautions could have been taken which would have avoided the accident or prevented Kaylee's death. |
| Kaylee McIntosh drowned after a boating accident in 2007 | |
| Kaylee's mother Lesley said she was "angry, disappointed and disgusted" at the sheriff's findings. | Kaylee's mother Lesley said she was "angry, disappointed and disgusted" at the sheriff's findings. |
| "We don't think he's done Kaylee justice and that's what we were looking for," she said. | "We don't think he's done Kaylee justice and that's what we were looking for," she said. |
| "It tells us all the things that went wrong, most of which we already knew. But we were looking for some really tough recommendations to prevent something like this happening again and they are just not there." | "It tells us all the things that went wrong, most of which we already knew. But we were looking for some really tough recommendations to prevent something like this happening again and they are just not there." |
| Her father said: "Kaylee didn't die because someone made a silly mistake. She died because of a horrific catalogue of reckless and irresponsible conduct by those in charge. | Her father said: "Kaylee didn't die because someone made a silly mistake. She died because of a horrific catalogue of reckless and irresponsible conduct by those in charge. |
| "We believe that amounts to criminal conduct and there have to be criminal prosecutions against those responsible." | "We believe that amounts to criminal conduct and there have to be criminal prosecutions against those responsible." |
| In his findings, the sheriff said Kaylee's parents had attended court throughout most of the inquiry. | In his findings, the sheriff said Kaylee's parents had attended court throughout most of the inquiry. |
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| "Their quiet dignity and concentration when hearing about the final hours of their daughter was both impressive and, to quote a witness, humbling," he said. | "Their quiet dignity and concentration when hearing about the final hours of their daughter was both impressive and, to quote a witness, humbling," he said. |
| "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." |
| In his findings, the sheriff highlighted a number of factors which had caused the accident, including the overloading of the boat. | In his findings, the sheriff highlighted a number of factors which had caused the accident, including the overloading of the boat. |
| He said it was being operated in weather conditions which were "at or beyond its design capacity" and that the self-bailing devices were not opened until just before the vessel capsized. | He said it was being operated in weather conditions which were "at or beyond its design capacity" and that the self-bailing devices were not opened until just before the vessel capsized. |
| Sheriff MacFadyen said a number of "reasonable precautions" could have helped avoid the accident. | Sheriff MacFadyen said a number of "reasonable precautions" could have helped avoid the accident. |
| These included getting an up-to-date weather forecast, a detailed risk assessment and appointing a separate safety officer. | These included getting an up-to-date weather forecast, a detailed risk assessment and appointing a separate safety officer. |
| The sheriff added that the reasonable precautions which could have avoided Kaylee's death included taking a head count of those on board the vessel when it set off and after the accident, and the issuing of appropriate life-saving equipment. | The sheriff added that the reasonable precautions which could have avoided Kaylee's death included taking a head count of those on board the vessel when it set off and after the accident, and the issuing of appropriate life-saving equipment. |
| However, he said it had been "reassuring" to hear that the Army and the cadet force were not complacent about the circumstances leading to Kaylee's death and that changes in procedures had been or would be put in place. | However, he said it had been "reassuring" to hear that the Army and the cadet force were not complacent about the circumstances leading to Kaylee's death and that changes in procedures had been or would be put in place. |