RAF gunner Corrie McKeague died after getting into bin which was tipped into waste lorry, inquest rules

RAF gunner Corrie McKeague, who vanished on an evening out in 2016, died after getting right into a bin which was then tipped right into a waste lorry, an inquest has concluded.

The airman, of Dunfermline, Fife, was 23 when he disappeared within the early hours of September 24 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

He was final seen on CCTV at 3.25am coming into a service space behind a Greggs store. His physique has by no means been discovered, regardless of in depth searches.

On Tuesday, an inquest jury recorded in a story conclusion that Mr McKeague died at roughly 4.20am in Bury St Edmunds on account of “compression asphyxia in affiliation with a number of accidents”, jurors recorded.

Corrie McKeague

Suffolk Constabulary

Of their conclusion, they stated Mr McKeague’s “loss of life was contributed to by impaired judgment attributable to alcohol consumption”.

They stated there have been “ineffective bin locks”, an “ineffective search of the bin” earlier than it was tipped, and “poor visibility by means of a Perspex viewing window on the lorry”.

Members of Mr McKeague’s household, together with his mom, father, two brothers and his daughter’s mom, have been in court docket because the jury returned its findings.

The inquest, in Ipswich, was earlier informed that Mr McKeague, who was stationed at RAF Honington, had slept in a bin earlier than.

Corrie McKeague's father Martin outdoors Suffolk Coroner's Court docket, Ipswich, Suffolk, for the inquest into his loss of life, Corrie vanished on an evening out in Bury St Edmunds in 2016. Image date: Tuesday March 22, 2022.

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He had additionally slept below bin luggage on a earlier evening out, utilizing them “like a blanket”, and was a heavy sleeper when drunk, the listening to was informed.

He as soon as downed a bottle of wine in 17 seconds, in response to a pal, and was described by his former RAF line supervisor as a “nightmare on the drink”.

Mr McKeague was seen asleep in a store doorway earlier on September 24 earlier than he awoke and walked to the service space the place he was final seen.

Waste agency Biffa initially informed police the load of the bin was 11kg (1st 10lbs) however it was later recorded as 116kg (18st 3lbs).

The drive stated the motion of Mr McKeague’s cell phone mirrored the motion of the waste lorry that collected the bin from the service space the place he was final seen.

Mr McKeague was not seen on CCTV leaving the world on foot.

His father, Martin McKeague, stated after the ruling that he hopes his son can “lastly be left to relaxation in peace”, with the inquest shining “a brand new gentle on the reality for everybody”.