 Tragically, both men were killed in the resulting explosion.On 20 November, Private Thomas Lake, aged 29, from 1st Battalion The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, was taking part in a patrol to reassure the local population in the Jamal Kowi area of the Nahr-e Saraj district of central Helmand when he was caught in an explosion.He was airlifted to the field hospital at Camp Bastion where he was declared killed in action.