Ranger Dalzell, of 1st Battalion The Royal Irish Regiment, died from a
single shot to the chest while erecting a commemorative flag pole for a
colleague who had been killed by an improvised explosive device.
The 20-year-old from Bangor in County Down, Northern Ireland, and his
comrades had returned just 20 minutes earlier from a patrol in the
Nad-e-Ali district of Helmand and were relaxing at Check Point Ranger
when the incident happened at 11.20am on February 4, 2011.
Ranger Sean Barry had stripped and cleaned his SA-80 rifle in an
attempt to stop the safety catch and magazine sticking but failed to
notice the magazine was still attached as he carried out a functioning
test and a shot was fired, killing his friend instantly.
Source: telegraph.co.uk
