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Soldier Dies in Brecon Beacon Military Training Exercise

A soldier in the Rifles regiment died during a training exercise yesterday He was taking part in a seven-week course to become a Platoon Sergeant The cause of death has not been established but temperatures reached 25C It comes after three reservists died in exercise on same hills in July 2013 A soldier has died during an Army training exercise in the Brecon Beacons on the hottest day of the year. Cpl Joshua Hoole, 26, from Lockerbie, who was serving in the Rifles regiment at ITC Catterick, died during pre-course training for the Platoon Sergeants' Battle Course. The infantry soldier, a corporal with the Rifles regiment, got into trouble in the Welsh hills as temperatures soared to more than 30C. The man, who has not been named by the military but was based in Catterick, north Yorkshire, was taking part in a course ahead of a bid to become a sergeant. It comes three years after three reservists died during an SAS selection exercise in the sa...