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| SAS selection deaths: Recruit's temperature 'highest' seen | SAS selection deaths: Recruit's temperature 'highest' seen |
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| A paramedic with 23 years experience said a heat-stricken Army reservist who collapsed on an SAS test march had the highest temperature he had seen, an inquest heard. | A paramedic with 23 years experience said a heat-stricken Army reservist who collapsed on an SAS test march had the highest temperature he had seen, an inquest heard. |
| Cpl James Dunsby's body appeared to be "shutting down" on the Brecon Beacons in July 2013. | Cpl James Dunsby's body appeared to be "shutting down" on the Brecon Beacons in July 2013. |
| The 31-year-old's temperature was 40.4C (104.7F) - well above a normal 37C. | |
| He was one of three reservists to die after collapsing on the 16-mile (26km) march on a "boiling hot" day. | |
| He died in hospital 17 days later. L/Cpl Craig Roberts, from Penrhyn Bay, Conwy county, and L/Cpl Edward Maher also died from overheating. | |
| The hearing has previously been told the exercise took place on one of the hottest days of the year, 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, with temperatures expected to hit 27C (80.6F). |
| In a statement on the seventh day of the hearing, Welsh Ambulance clinical team leader Damon James said he did not think L/Cpl Dunsby would survive. | |
| He said he was initially told on arrival there were three people "on the hill" in cardiac arrest. | |
| Mr James added he was approached by an Army officer who told him he was in charge. | |
| Mr James said: "He told me the male (Cpl Dunsby) had been on a four-day exercise and was half an hour from the finish. | |
| "He said the male had collapsed about 100 yards up the track. He said they had carried plenty of water but were pushing themselves to the limit." | |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |