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| Horatio Chapple death: Polar bear 'dragged boy from tent' | Horatio Chapple death: Polar bear 'dragged boy from tent' |
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| The leader of an Arctic expedition in which a polar bear ripped an Eton schoolboy from his tent and mauled him to death has admitted failings. | |
| Horatio Chapple, 17, from Salisbury, died on an expedition to Svalbard, Norway, in August 2011, organised by the British Schools Exploring Society. | |
| Richard Payne told an inquest into the death there were "deficiencies and failures" with their equipment. | |
| An independent report into the death also criticised the expedition. | |
| Sir David Steel was appointed by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) - which is now called British Exploring - to conduct an inquiry into the death | Sir David Steel was appointed by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) - which is now called British Exploring - to conduct an inquiry into the death |
| Its publication was delayed to coincide with an inquest into Horatio's death, which opened earlier on Monday. | Its publication was delayed to coincide with an inquest into Horatio's death, which opened earlier on Monday. |
| Four others hurt | |
| "This tragedy was caused by the rare occurrence of an intrusion of a starving polar bear into a camp situated well inland in Svalbard," Sir David wrote. | "This tragedy was caused by the rare occurrence of an intrusion of a starving polar bear into a camp situated well inland in Svalbard," Sir David wrote. |
| "It was a remote possibility but not unforeseeable." | "It was a remote possibility but not unforeseeable." |
| Sir David said the trip wire alert system had "missing pieces of equipment" and was "not an adequate substitute for a bear watch". | Sir David said the trip wire alert system had "missing pieces of equipment" and was "not an adequate substitute for a bear watch". |
| Poor storage and deployment of the group's rifle also led to several failures to discharge the weapon, he wrote in the report's conclusions. | Poor storage and deployment of the group's rifle also led to several failures to discharge the weapon, he wrote in the report's conclusions. |
| The report was ordered a month after the incident and completed in 2012, but its publication was delayed at the request of Horatio's parents. | The report was ordered a month after the incident and completed in 2012, but its publication was delayed at the request of Horatio's parents. |
| The student was asleep in a tent when the bear attacked in August 2011. | The student was asleep in a tent when the bear attacked in August 2011. |
| Four others were seriously hurt before the animal was shot dead by one of the group leaders. | Four others were seriously hurt before the animal was shot dead by one of the group leaders. |
| The Chapple family said in a statement - released before the start of the inquest into Horatio's death and before the report's findings were made public - that they "accept some of the conclusions in the Steel report". | The Chapple family said in a statement - released before the start of the inquest into Horatio's death and before the report's findings were made public - that they "accept some of the conclusions in the Steel report". |
| However, they said they "do not believe the account of Horatio's death to be accurate". | However, they said they "do not believe the account of Horatio's death to be accurate". |