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SAS selection deaths: Lessons 'not being learnt' SAS selection deaths: Dad calls for Army staff action
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Concerns have been raised over whether lessons have been learnt following the deaths of three reservists on an SAS selection march. Military staff responsible for failures on an SAS selection march in which three reservists died should be held accountable for their actions, one of the victim's father has said.
Coroner Louise Hunt ruled L/Cpl Edward Maher, L/Cpl Craig Roberts and Cpl James Dunsby died as a result of neglect on the 16-mile march. L/Cpl Edward Maher, L/Cpl Craig Roberts and Cpl James Dunsby died as a result of neglect on the 16-mile (26km) hike.
All three suffered the effects of hyperthermia. The Brecon Beacons march was held on one of 2013's hottest days. All suffered the effects of overheating during the Brecon Beacons march on one of 2013's hottest days.
Ms Hunt will be issuing a Preventing Future Deaths report within 10 days. David Dunsby said lessons must be learned from their deaths.
The inquest in Solihull, West Midlands, had heard that had organisers strictly followed the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) code of practice, the march would have been cancelled after two men - not among those who died - were withdrawn from the exercise shortly after midday due to heat sickness. The inquest in Solihull, West Midlands, heard all three men would have survived if organisers had followed the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) code of practice and called off the exercise when two other men were withdrawn due to heat sickness shortly after midday.
Controversially, Army personnel had told the coroner they were not aware of the contents of the MoD guidelines and had been told not to bother reading them. Controversially, Army personnel told the coroner they were not aware of the contents of the MoD guidelines and had been told not to bother reading them.
The Army said it accepted it did not carefully manage the risks involved in the exercise but added changes have been made. Mr Dunsby said action should be taken against those responsible for the failings.
But during her conclusion on Tuesday, outlining the report she is writing, Ms Hunt said: "I have a general concern that the MoD still don't have a clear plan and guidance for heat illness. "Those guys all need to be come in to order and they need to face some accountability," he said.
"I remain concerned about the completion of risk assessments and whether or not the culture within the organisation has changed. "What form of punishment, I just don't know, I just know they have to be made accountable."
"I'm concerned that lessons are not being learnt within the organisation." "It shouldn't end here. Three young lads died, one of them was my son, but at the end of the day it could have been probably a lot more... were the Army lucky? Yes they probably were."
The MoD will have to legally respond to the report. "I'd like to think that whatever happened that day, the Army benefit from it because we don't want it [to] happen again," he added.
The test was the second time L/Cpl Roberts, from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy, and L/Cpl Maher, of Winchester, had attempted SAS selection. The Army accepted the risks of the July 2013 exercise were not managed carefully but said changes had been made.
Delivering her inquest conclusion on Tuesday, coroner Louise Hunt said she had a "general concern" the MoD still did not have a clear plan and guidance for heat illness.
"I remain concerned about the completion of risk assessments and whether or not the culture within the organisation has changed," she said.
She will issue a Preventing Future Deaths report within 10 days, which could include recommendations for changes.
The MoD must respond to the report.
Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt said changes had been implemented since the men's deaths and the MoD would continue to work hard to ensure the code of practice is understood and followed.
Failed attempts were made on the hills to save L/Cpl Roberts while L/Cpl Maher had already died by the time help arrived.Failed attempts were made on the hills to save L/Cpl Roberts while L/Cpl Maher had already died by the time help arrived.
Cpl Dunsby, 31, of Bath, was found collapsed near the finish and died in hospital two weeks later.Cpl Dunsby, 31, of Bath, was found collapsed near the finish and died in hospital two weeks later.
The Health and Safety Executive is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the reservists' deaths.The Health and Safety Executive is continuing its investigation into the circumstances surrounding the reservists' deaths.
Heat exhaustion and heatstroke (referred to by the coroner as hyperthermia) are two potentially serious conditions that can occur if you get too hot.
They usually happen during a heatwave or in a hot climate, but can also occur when doing very strenuous physical exercise.
Source: NHS Choices website