Qualified instructor Dave Smith, 49, got into trouble when he was canoeing solo at Golitha Falls near Liskeard.

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She was also a qualified fitness instructor who was based in Kandahar but returned to Kabul when the situation there became too dangerous.

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She qualified as a fitness instructor and spent some time in London looking after children with severe special needs before deciding to volunteer in Afghanistan.

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He is a qualified diving, climbing and windsurfing instructor and also lists skiing, mountaineering and motorcycling among his interests.

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Sergeant Baitinger, a Rapid Response Instructor, recognized that he was the best qualified to handle the shield and lead the entry and assumed that role.

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