An Afghanistan veteran who saw his two best friends die on the frontline killed himself 'because he felt guilty that he had survived'.
Lance Sergeant Dan Collins, 29, could have died several times but survived being shot in the back, his leg being grazed by a bullet and being caught in two bomb blasts.
However, two of his closest friends, Dane Elson, 22, and Tobie Fasfous, 29, were killed during fighting in Helmand province.
The Welsh Guardsman apparently struggled to come to terms with returning home safely and was found hanged in a quarry near his home in Cardigan, West Wales, on New Year’s Day.
His heartbroken girlfriend Vicky Roach said: 'The only comfort I’ve got now is that Dan is at peace with two of his best friends that died out in Afghan.
'He couldn’t get past it, he felt really guilty and he kept saying it should have been him that died.
'He was a very sensitive man who couldn’t get past the guilt.
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