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Drowned cadet in wrong lifejacket Drowned cadet in wrong lifejacket
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A teenage Army cadet who drowned after being pinned under a capsized boat was wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket, an investigation has found.A teenage Army cadet who drowned after being pinned under a capsized boat was wearing the wrong kind of lifejacket, an investigation has found.
Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, died on a training exercise on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides last summer.Kaylee McIntosh, 14, from Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, died on a training exercise on Loch Carnan on South Uist in the Outer Hebrides last summer.
A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said her lifejacket was not approved for use by children.A Marine Accident Investigation Branch report said her lifejacket was not approved for use by children.
It said the jacket's extra buoyancy would have pinned her under the boat.It said the jacket's extra buoyancy would have pinned her under the boat.
An error in a headcount taken after the incident meant the teenager was trapped under the boat for an hour and a half before it was noticed she was missing.An error in a headcount taken after the incident meant the teenager was trapped under the boat for an hour and a half before it was noticed she was missing.
Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival Marine Accident Investigation Branch reportAlthough it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival Marine Accident Investigation Branch report
Her body was recovered by fish farm workers from under the vessel off Steisay Island two hours later.Her body was recovered by fish farm workers from under the vessel off Steisay Island two hours later.
The report said the lifejacket Kaylee was given was more than three times the buoyancy of those usually used by cadets in training activities.The report said the lifejacket Kaylee was given was more than three times the buoyancy of those usually used by cadets in training activities.
"Once inflated, it would have pinned Cadet M under the craft and prevented her escape," the reports said. "Once inflated, it would have pinned Cadet M under the craft and prevented her escape," the report said.
Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat exercise on 3 August.Kaylee was one of 34 cadets taking part in the three-boat exercise on 3 August.
A rescue operation was launched after a vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized in choppy seas.A rescue operation was launched after a vessel carrying the schoolgirl and 12 others capsized in choppy seas.
The vessel, known as a Rigid Raiding Craft 2, had taken on water which became trapped on deck because the boat's "trouser leg" drains had not been lowered.The vessel, known as a Rigid Raiding Craft 2, had taken on water which became trapped on deck because the boat's "trouser leg" drains had not been lowered.
An instruction for the seated cadets to move from one side of the boat to the other triggered it to go under.An instruction for the seated cadets to move from one side of the boat to the other triggered it to go under.
'Ill-prepared''Ill-prepared'
A headcount was carried out, but it is thought that a young female instructor may have been identified as a cadet or counted twice.A headcount was carried out, but it is thought that a young female instructor may have been identified as a cadet or counted twice.
As the cadets came from different detachments across the county and were seated in the boats on a first-come-first-served basis, nobody noticed Kaylee was missing.As the cadets came from different detachments across the county and were seated in the boats on a first-come-first-served basis, nobody noticed Kaylee was missing.
The report stated: "Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival."The report stated: "Although it is not certain when Cadet M drowned, the delay in recognising the fact that she was missing undoubtedly reduced her chances of survival."
The investigation identified several other failures during the exercise.The investigation identified several other failures during the exercise.
It said the boat was "ill-prepared and ill-equipped" to navigate safely between Loch Carnan and Loch Skipport.It said the boat was "ill-prepared and ill-equipped" to navigate safely between Loch Carnan and Loch Skipport.
The report also said the route had not been properly planned and the coxswains had not been well briefed.The report also said the route had not been properly planned and the coxswains had not been well briefed.
Following the accident, all boat "gifting" from the Ministry of Defence to the Army Cadet Force (AFC) has been suspended.Following the accident, all boat "gifting" from the Ministry of Defence to the Army Cadet Force (AFC) has been suspended.
The 2nd Battalion the Highlanders AFC, of which Kaylee was a member, has also temporarily suspended all powerboat activities.The 2nd Battalion the Highlanders AFC, of which Kaylee was a member, has also temporarily suspended all powerboat activities.