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Nicholas James O'BRIEN · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Issued 9 Jun 2021•Hampshire, Portsmouth and Southampton

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Concerns raised1

  1. Failure to secure helmet-attached devices so that they detach under entangling forces
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Failure to secure helmet-attached devices so that they detach under entangling forces

Wider context from the report

“The deceased was under kite-surfing instruction on 28th June 2020. A radio intercom device used to assist with instructing the deceased had been attached to the helmet worn by the deceased using an adhesive pad provided by the United States based manufacturers of the device. The kite rigging became entangled around the device preventing the deceased from depowering the kite and causing the deceased to be dragged through the water by his helmet. The device remained in situ. The device was not secured in such manner that it was pulled off when the kite rigging became entangled around the device and exerted forces upon it. This concern could apply to devices similarly affixed to helmets, for example, action cameras and awareness of such concern should be addressed. ”

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