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SAS selection deaths: Paramedics not told precise location | SAS selection deaths: Paramedics not told precise location |
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It may have taken 45 minutes for a 999 call to be made after an army reservist collapsed on an SAS test exercise which led to three deaths, an inquest has heard. | It may have taken 45 minutes for a 999 call to be made after an army reservist collapsed on an SAS test exercise which led to three deaths, an inquest has heard. |
L/Cpl Craig Roberts, from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy county but lived in London, died on the course on the "boiling hot" day in the Brecon Beacons in July 2013. | |
His colleagues L/Cpl Edward Maher and Cpl James Dunsby died in hospital. | His colleagues L/Cpl Edward Maher and Cpl James Dunsby died in hospital. |
The ambulance crew said they were not given a precise location to attend. | The ambulance crew said they were not given a precise location to attend. |
An army medic on duty that day said he was unaware all activity should have been stopped when another soldier had already suffered heat illness. | An army medic on duty that day said he was unaware all activity should have been stopped when another soldier had already suffered heat illness. |
The inquest in the West Midlands was told the ambulance crew found an Army truck about 10 minutes after they had been dispatched then walked for half a hour to reach L/Cpl Roberts, 24. | The inquest in the West Midlands was told the ambulance crew found an Army truck about 10 minutes after they had been dispatched then walked for half a hour to reach L/Cpl Roberts, 24. |
Ambulance technician Wayne Thomas told how everyone "tried their hardest and their best" to save him, explaining how resuscitation was used and medication given. | Ambulance technician Wayne Thomas told how everyone "tried their hardest and their best" to save him, explaining how resuscitation was used and medication given. |
A statement from paramedic Geraint Tucker read: "The environment was boiling hot - the first thing I did was ask for water which I was given, but I cannot comment on how much water was available." | A statement from paramedic Geraint Tucker read: "The environment was boiling hot - the first thing I did was ask for water which I was given, but I cannot comment on how much water was available." |
The statement also said there was "more than adequate equipment and knowledge" from the medics who had attended before him. | The statement also said there was "more than adequate equipment and knowledge" from the medics who had attended before him. |
The hearing has previously been told the exercise took place on one of the hottest days of the year on 13 July 2013, with temperatures expected to hit 27C (80.6F). | The hearing has previously been told the exercise took place on one of the hottest days of the year on 13 July 2013, with temperatures expected to hit 27C (80.6F). |
The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |
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