Army
Inquest Asks How Three Reservists Died During SAS Training
An inquest has begun into the deaths of three Army reservists who collapsed during an SAS training exercise in South Wales.
Lance Corporal Edward Maher, Lance Corporal Craig Roberts and Corporal James Dunsby died after taking part in the military exercise on Pen Y Fan in the Brecon Beacons on 13th July 2013.
The inquest has heard that 78 soldiers were carrying backpacks weighing at least 49lb (22kg) - not including their food and water - when they set out on the march. Of those, 37 were Army reservists like those who subsequently died.
The inquest was originally due to take place at the end of last year but was delayed to allow the Crown Prosecution Service to review its decision not to bring criminal charges of gross negligence manslaughter over the deaths.
The CPS has since confirmed its original decision not to prosecute was correct.
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