She died because of a horrific catalogue of reckless and irresponsible conduct by those in charge. 'Kaylee didn't die because someone made a silly mistake. Speaking after the report was made public, Mr McIntosh said: 'The army murdered our Kaylee. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch found Kaylee was wearing an adult life jacket, which has three times more buoyancy than a child's aid, and was effectively pinned up inside the overturned boat. The three others freed themselves and swam to safety. The excess weight on the boat caused it to capsize and Kaylee became trapped underneath with two other cadets and Sergeant Vicky Lorimer. The judgment found that Major George McCallum, who was in charge of the exercise, had failed to check the forecast or carry out a risk assessment. The craft was not designed for use in wind above force 5, but was taken out on Loch Carnan on South Uist in gale force 8 conditions. The vessel she was in was carrying 12 passengers - two more than the recommended limit - along with a heavy machine gun. The 14-year-old was one of 34 cadets taking part in a training drill on three boats in the Outer Hebrides in August 2007. The schoolgirl would still be alive if senior officers had observed the proper precautions during the boating exercise, a sheriff ruled. Once the alarm was raised, it took a further 90 minutes for her body to be found. Her parents Derek and Lesley insisted their daughter had been 'murdered' and called for prosecutions against her instructors and the Army.
KAYLEE FROM LAID IN AMERICA SERIES
It was just one of a series of failures to blame for Kaylee McIntosh's death, a sheriff 's inquiry found yesterday.
Kaylee McIntosh drowned on a training exercise in the Outer HebridesĪ teenage Army cadet who drowned after being thrown from a power boat was not missed by her instructors for 90 minutes.
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