Brecon Beacons: Third SAS Hopeful Dies

An army reservist who was left hospitalised while trying out for the SAS in the Brecon Beacons has died, the Ministry of Defence has announced.

Two others from the Territorial Army died on July 13 after collapsing with suspected heat exhaustion on one of the hottest days of the year.

All three were on the first day of a week-long assessment while attempting to join the reservist section of the elite regiment.

Lance Corporal Craig Roberts was named as one of those who died shortly after details of the incident emerged. Edward Maher was named last week.

Police have been investigating the deaths of the two servicemen.

The third man had been in a serious condition in hospital since the training exercise was abandoned. It is understood he was on life support.

The MoD said it was withholding his name for the intermediate future out of respect for his relatives.

Edward Maher was one of those who died

"It is with great sadness that we can confirm that a third army reserve soldier injured during a training exercise in the Brecon Beacons has died of his injuries," it said in a statement.

"The family have asked for a period of grace before he is named and request that this is respected by the media."

The selection process the men were taking part in was running alongside regular SAS trials and was abandoned due to the deaths.

For the regular version of the special forces elite, the trials would involve a 40-mile speed march with about 55lb on their backs, including a replica rifle, normally completed over a 20-hour period.

Experts said it was likely that the process would have been slightly reduced for the reservist version or split up, but nevertheless gruelling.

A spokesman has said there are no plans to change "routine exercises" in light of the incident.

The Brecon Beacons is one of several locations British military use as part of their training. The deaths occurred near the Storey Arms activity centre.

The area's rugged and sprawling terrain helps prepare soldiers physically and mentally for warfare as well as put their logistic skills to the test, making it an ideal area for elite forces personnel like the SAS.

However, the Brecon Beacons' jagged topography can prove dangerous even to the most hardened and physically fit.

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