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| Soldier deaths: Third 'SAS' training reservist dies | |
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| A third Army reservist has died after taking part in an SAS selection training exercise in the Brecon Beacons earlier this month. | A third Army reservist has died after taking part in an SAS selection training exercise in the Brecon Beacons earlier this month. |
| Edward Maher, 31, and Craig Roberts, 24, died after collapsing during a 40-mile (64km) hike on 13 July when temperatures reached 29.5C (85F). | |
| The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday a third reservist has died. | The Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Tuesday a third reservist has died. |
| Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced a full inquiry into what happened. | Defence Secretary Philip Hammond has announced a full inquiry into what happened. |
| In a statement on Tuesday, the MoD said: "It is with great sadness that we can confirm that a third Army reserve soldier injured during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons has died of his injuries. | |
| "The family have asked for a period of grace before he is named and request that this is respected by the media." | "The family have asked for a period of grace before he is named and request that this is respected by the media." |
| The soldiers had taken part in a four-week trial for the Territorial Army's SAS reservists ending in the hike over the Brecon Beacons in Powys. | |
| An inquest in Brecon, which opened and adjourned last week, heard the cause of Mr Roberts' and Mr Maher's deaths remains "unascertained". | An inquest in Brecon, which opened and adjourned last week, heard the cause of Mr Roberts' and Mr Maher's deaths remains "unascertained". |
| Powys coroner Louise Hunt warned that the MoD could face investigation under the Human Rights Act. | |
| She said "right to life" will play an important part in the inquest. | |
| "The state has a duty to protect an individual's life," she said. | |
| "The importance of looking into the wider circumstances of these deaths is that Article Two of the Human Rights Act will come into play." | |
| Before adjourning proceedings, she said a full inquest would examine all the circumstances leading up to the deaths, and any failings. | |
| Aptitude training | |
| L/Cpl Roberts, 24, of Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, had served with the Territorial Army for around five years and is understood to have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. | L/Cpl Roberts, 24, of Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, had served with the Territorial Army for around five years and is understood to have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. |
| The soldiers were among six men rescued during the hike. | |
| Witnesses on the day described coming across two soldiers "clearly in distress" who pleaded with them for drinking water. | |
| The pair were understood to be taking part in the aptitude training element of the course to become SAS reservists. | |
| The Brecon Beacons is home to the Infantry Battle School and makes up one of Britain's largest military training areas. |