Soldier Dies During Training Exercise On Moor

A soldier recentky returned from Afghanistan has collapsed and died while on a moorland training exercise in North Yorkshire.

Emergency services were called to Barden Moor, near Leyburn, just before 9am on Wednesday following a report that a man serving in the military had collapsed on the Army-controlled Catterick ranges.

Despite the efforts of paramedics, the soldier, who was on a three-mile run over rugged terrain, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 26-year-old was a member of the 1st Battalion The Mercian Regiment, which returned from a tour of Afghanistan in April.

"We are not yet in a position to release his name. His family have been informed," said a North Yorkshire Police spokesman.

"Officers are working with the Army to establish the full circumstances." He added that the death was not being treated as suspicious.

The soldier's collapse follows the deaths of three reservists in the Brecon Beacons in Wales in July. They were on an SAS selection training course in temperatures which reached 30C.

Corporal James Dunsby, Lance Corporal Craig Roberts and Trooper Eddie Maher were carrying heavy packs while attempting to cross the Pen y Fan mountain.

Conditions in North Yorkshire were much cooler on Wednesday, around 17C with a slight breeze.

It was not clear if the soldiers were carrying heavy loads.

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