30/08/2013

Soldier Dies During Training Exercise In Yorkshire

A solider has died taking part in a training exercise in a moorland in North Yorkshire, police have confirmed.

It is understood the 26-year-old man died on Barden Moor, Leyburn, on Wednesday. He has not yet been named.

An investigation to establish the exact circumstances of the soldiers death is underway.

The death follows three other army reservists who died while taking part in SAS training exercises in the Brecon Beacons in Wales in July.

(MH/CD)

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