The demise of a Scots maths instructor who was killed in a tree felling accident is to be probed at an inquiry beginning later this month. Chris Moses, who was a former Royal Marine, was working as a tree surgeon when he died in 2020.
An air ambulance was referred to as to the scene Artarman Highway in Rhu, close to Helensburgh at round 3.35pm on January 12, however the 37-year-old could not be saved.
He additionally labored on the Vale of Leven Academy in Alexandria and information of his tragic passing devastated his pals, household and colleagues.
A deadly accident inquiry into his demise had been first confirmed in 2020. It has now been confirmed that the inquiry will begin on July 28, 2022. and can happen at Dumbarton Sheriff Court docket, Glasgow Stay studies.
Following his demise, tributes to Chris flooded in, together with from HMNB Clyde in Helensburgh, the place he was based mostly throughout his 13 years as a Royal Marine.
A spokesman on the time stated: "Chris was a devoted Royal Marine who served in each Iraq and Afghanistan in addition to with 43 Commando Fleet Safety Group at HM Naval Base Clyde. His demise has come as a shock to these of us on the naval base who had the privilege to work alongside him and he can be sadly missed.
"The ideas and sympathies of the naval service exit to his household and pals at this extraordinarily troublesome time."
Vale of Leven Academy headteacher, Matthew Boyle, additionally paid tribute to Chris, hailing him as 'brilliant, cheerful and passionate'.
He stated: "We're deeply saddened by the tragic lack of Chris and everybody within the faculty is discovering this troublesome to grasp. The ideas of our complete faculty group are with Chris's household and pals at this devastating time.
"Chris had been working on the academy for nearly a yr, initially as a scholar after which as a probationer. He was brilliant, cheerful, and captivated with his new profession in educating and his chosen topic, maths.
"He was a stunning man and can be missed each by colleagues and the pupils he labored with throughout the varsity."
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