I’d not have missed any danger signs on soldier
OFFICER TELLS SAS TEST MARCH DEATHS INQUEST: ‘THERE WERE NO ALARM BELLS RINGING’
compass out.”
Adding that any soldier arriving with signs of heat illness would not have been sent on, 1B added: “From my experience of students presenting themselves at checkpoints, yes they are going to present themselves tired.
“They have a 60lb Bergen (rucksack) on and may have walked 15-16 kilometres.
“Yes, they are going to be sweaty but somebody who is suffering further symptoms such as confusion – in my experience they are not going to be able to carry out the RV procedure correctly.”
Questions about the amount of water available to the candidates were L/Cpl Craig Roberts berts also put to 1B, who was referred to by a cipher to protect his identity.
The soldier, who had previously taken around 600 potential recruits through nine previous “selection” courses dating back to 2006, said: “There were no (radio) transmissions saying that students were drinking more water than normal.
“There were no alarm bells at that time ringing in my head.”
The inquest has heard that Lance Corporals Craig Roberts and Edward Maher were pronounced dead on the Brecon Beacons, having succumbed to heat illness.
Corporal James Dunsby died two weeks later in Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital from multiorgan failure caused by hyperthermia. CONWY will be invaded for the fourth year in a row by pirates, buccaneers and salty sea dogs over the weekend of June 20 and 21.
They will be setting up camp outside the town walls on the quay and everyone is invited to join in for a weekend of free family-friendly entertainment.
Chris Williams, of HTC Entertainment & Events who are organising the weekend, said: “This year we have a truly magnificent line-up of entertainers with acts that we’re sure will blow your mind.
“Re-enactment society The Hearts of Oak will be demonstrating what life as a pirate was really like. Meet the king’s executioner. He tells tales of crime, punishment, torture and execution.
“Or get involved in pirate school and learn how to talk and act like a pirate.”
HTC’s Claire Williams said: “We’ll be on the lookout for 2015’s best dressed pirate and for those looking to trade their plundered gold for artefacts and antiquities you’ll be sure to find something of interest in the Smuggler’s Market.”
There will also be a pirate party on June 19 at 7pm in the Blue Bell in Conwy. Tickets costing £5 each can be bought by visiting www.htcevents. co.uk/events . To receive £1 off the ticket price use the coupon code PAPERPIRATE2.
For details about this year’s Conwy Pirate Weekend visit www. conwypirates.co.uk