 Prince William was taking part in the training exercise |
Two cadets were overcome by heat and airlifted to hospital during a nuclear combat training exercise in which Prince William was taking part. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed that the prince was on the exercise in Otterburn, Northumberland, involving 300 cadets but was not taken ill.
The cadets from Sandhurst Military Academy were wearing heavy suits when they suffered "heat-related injuries".
Five other cadets were treated at the scene for dehydration, the MOD said.
The cadets were taken to Newcastle's General Hospital by an RAF helicopter and Great North Air Ambulance as a "precaution" and later released.
A spokeswoman for the MOD said: "The prince was one of those taking part in the exercise, but he was not taken ill. He is fine."
Plenty of fluids
The cadets were wearing hefty nuclear, biological or chemical (NBC) attack suits.
The suits are lined with charcoal to protect soldiers from chemical strikes and they do not "breathe".
Andrew Bodfield, community paramedic at Bellingham, advised that the patients should be sent to hospital.
He said: "When I arrived at the scene I was presented with seven patients who were all suffering from heat exhaustion and dehydration.
"I immediately felt that two patients needed to be sent to hospital to be treated. All of the remaining patients were treated at the scene and recovered within an hour.
"I advised them to drink plenty of fluids."
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