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| Major George McCallum admits charges over Kaylee McIntosh death | Major George McCallum admits charges over Kaylee McIntosh death |
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| The man responsible for an army cadet expedition which led to a teenager's death has admitted health and safety charges. | The man responsible for an army cadet expedition which led to a teenager's death has admitted health and safety charges. |
| Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, drowned after becoming trapped under a boat during a training exercise in Loch Carnan in the Outer Hebrides in 2007. | Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, drowned after becoming trapped under a boat during a training exercise in Loch Carnan in the Outer Hebrides in 2007. |
| Major George McCallum, 52, admitted charges at Inverness Sheriff Court. | Major George McCallum, 52, admitted charges at Inverness Sheriff Court. |
| McCallum will be sentenced later for the offences. | |
| No-one had initially realised that Kaylee was missing. | No-one had initially realised that Kaylee was missing. |
| She was under the boat for 90 minutes before her disappearance was noticed. | She was under the boat for 90 minutes before her disappearance was noticed. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| A fatal accident inquiry into the incident heard evidence over 10 days. | A fatal accident inquiry into the incident heard evidence over 10 days. |
| 'Long road' | 'Long road' |
| Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen published his findings in 2009, saying that a number of precautions could have been taken which would have avoided the accident or prevented Kaylee's death. | Sheriff Alasdair MacFadyen published his findings in 2009, saying that a number of precautions could have been taken which would have avoided the accident or prevented Kaylee's death. |
| A statement on behalf of Kaylee's parents after Friday's plea stated: "The family's position today is to give a guarded, cautious welcome. There's certainly no sense of triumphalism on their part. | A statement on behalf of Kaylee's parents after Friday's plea stated: "The family's position today is to give a guarded, cautious welcome. There's certainly no sense of triumphalism on their part. |
| "They view this as one more step on a long road to securing comprehensive justice for their daughter Kaylee. | "They view this as one more step on a long road to securing comprehensive justice for their daughter Kaylee. |
| "They are in a sense grateful to Major McCallum for what's he's done today, albeit at long last, to hold up his hands and admit his culpability to what happened to Kaylee. | "They are in a sense grateful to Major McCallum for what's he's done today, albeit at long last, to hold up his hands and admit his culpability to what happened to Kaylee. |
| "He has at least spared the family the ordeal of a lengthy legal hearing going over the agonising detail of Kaylee's last moments." | "He has at least spared the family the ordeal of a lengthy legal hearing going over the agonising detail of Kaylee's last moments." |