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| SAS training soldier deaths: Craig Roberts from north Wales | |
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| One of the two Army reservists who died during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons is named as Craig Roberts from north Wales. | |
| The BBC understands they were taking part in the selection process for the Territorial SAS near Pen y Fan. | The BBC understands they were taking part in the selection process for the Territorial SAS near Pen y Fan. |
| The two soldiers were on a training exercise on the hottest day of the year in mid Wales on Saturday. | The two soldiers were on a training exercise on the hottest day of the year in mid Wales on Saturday. |
| A third soldier is seriously ill after the incident thought to involve six soldiers collapsing in hot weather. | A third soldier is seriously ill after the incident thought to involve six soldiers collapsing in hot weather. |
| A statement released on Monday said: "It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the death of LCpl Craig Roberts and another Army reserve soldier during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons at the weekend. | A statement released on Monday said: "It is with great sadness that the Ministry of Defence can confirm the death of LCpl Craig Roberts and another Army reserve soldier during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons at the weekend. |
| "Our thoughts are with their families and friends at this difficult time." | "Our thoughts are with their families and friends at this difficult time." |
| The MoD has refused to comment on the nature of the training exercise and which units were involved. | The MoD has refused to comment on the nature of the training exercise and which units were involved. |
| However, the BBC understands the two reservists were taking part in the selection process for the Territorial special forces. | However, the BBC understands the two reservists were taking part in the selection process for the Territorial special forces. |
| They would have already carried out training over a period of weeks and were believed to have reached the early stages of the final selection. | They would have already carried out training over a period of weeks and were believed to have reached the early stages of the final selection. |
| It would have been a supervised exercise, but it is likely it would have involved them acting on their own moving from checkpoint to checkpoint. | It would have been a supervised exercise, but it is likely it would have involved them acting on their own moving from checkpoint to checkpoint. |
| The Brecon Beacons is home to the Infantry Battle School and makes up one of Britain's largest military training areas. | The Brecon Beacons is home to the Infantry Battle School and makes up one of Britain's largest military training areas. |
| The deaths occurred on the hottest day of the year so far in Wales, with temperatures reaching 30C (86F) in Powys. | The deaths occurred on the hottest day of the year so far in Wales, with temperatures reaching 30C (86F) in Powys. |
| Phil Speck, who was walking in the Beacons on Saturday, said he saw some soldiers struggling in the heat. | Phil Speck, who was walking in the Beacons on Saturday, said he saw some soldiers struggling in the heat. |
| "We saw many soldiers across our walk - probably a dozen or so," he said. | "We saw many soldiers across our walk - probably a dozen or so," he said. |
| "To start with they looked fine. Towards the end of the day they were feeling the heat. One soldier spent quite a period of time recovering." | "To start with they looked fine. Towards the end of the day they were feeling the heat. One soldier spent quite a period of time recovering." |
| The soldiers appeared to be in full kit and he said some "were clearly tired and exhausted". | The soldiers appeared to be in full kit and he said some "were clearly tired and exhausted". |
| "When you see a soldier you kind of assume that they are fit enough enough to deal with the situation," he added. | "When you see a soldier you kind of assume that they are fit enough enough to deal with the situation," he added. |
| Gethin Havard, who farms near Pen y Fan - the highest mountain in south Wales - said he arrived at a car park below the mountain at about 17:00 BST and could see a soldier being treated by paramedics. | Gethin Havard, who farms near Pen y Fan - the highest mountain in south Wales - said he arrived at a car park below the mountain at about 17:00 BST and could see a soldier being treated by paramedics. |
| "I could see there were some soldiers huddled about 20 yards away," he added. | "I could see there were some soldiers huddled about 20 yards away," he added. |
| "Another farmer told me he'd seen them carrying a soldier down. There didn't seem to be any panic. | "Another farmer told me he'd seen them carrying a soldier down. There didn't seem to be any panic. |
| "The medics tended to him for a little while and they put him into the ambulance." | "The medics tended to him for a little while and they put him into the ambulance." |
| Mr Havard said one of the paramedics had "rushed over to get water from the toilets, but what they did with it, I don't know". | Mr Havard said one of the paramedics had "rushed over to get water from the toilets, but what they did with it, I don't know". |
| He added that one of his daughters had seen a soldier being brought from the mountain with a bloody nose. | He added that one of his daughters had seen a soldier being brought from the mountain with a bloody nose. |
| It is understood live ammunition was not involved in Saturday's exercise. | It is understood live ammunition was not involved in Saturday's exercise. |
| The MoD said it was working with Dyfed-Powys Police to investigate the incident. | The MoD said it was working with Dyfed-Powys Police to investigate the incident. |
| A spokesman added there are no plans to change "routine exercises". | A spokesman added there are no plans to change "routine exercises". |
| Conservative MP Colonel Bob Stewart - a former British Army officer and member of the Defence Select Committee - said the soldiers would have been largely unsupervised and the symptoms would have come on very quickly. | Conservative MP Colonel Bob Stewart - a former British Army officer and member of the Defence Select Committee - said the soldiers would have been largely unsupervised and the symptoms would have come on very quickly. |
| "They were probably going cross country, up and down the mountains on their own, which makes it even more difficult to identify heat exhaustion or heat stroke because, of course, they've got no friends around them to do something when they collapse," he explained. | "They were probably going cross country, up and down the mountains on their own, which makes it even more difficult to identify heat exhaustion or heat stroke because, of course, they've got no friends around them to do something when they collapse," he explained. |
| In January Army captain Rob Carnegie was found dead on a snow-covered Corn Du mountain, south west of Pen y Fan. | In January Army captain Rob Carnegie was found dead on a snow-covered Corn Du mountain, south west of Pen y Fan. |
| It was thought Capt Carnegie had been taking part in a march in freezing conditions as part of a selection process for the special forces regiment. | It was thought Capt Carnegie had been taking part in a march in freezing conditions as part of a selection process for the special forces regiment. |