Missing Chile troops feared dead

[DozyBint]

Very sad news. Deaths caused by the incompetence of those 'up the chain' by the sound of it - tragic.

 

[2_Canadian_Beers]

You can never predict the wheather, but why do they not have the gear to help these situations? It is a shame, shows there is risk though and everyone should be careful even when training.

RIP

2CB

 

[DozyBint]

I agree, freak weather can and does occur; however the phrase:

Gen Emilio Cheyre said the military exercise in southern Chile should never have gone ahead.

implies that although the blizzard was a freak of nature, the general conditions weren't a surprise, and therefore given the stated inexperience of the troops, perhaps the exercise should have been postponed. I accept that hindsight is always 20:20 vision, but still...

 

[Phil306]

RIP. I hate the damn cold...

 

[roxygirl]

RIP