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Justin Heap/Unsplash A lovesick Scotsman has been jailed for a month for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules after a four-hour jet ski trip to reunite with his girlfriend. (File photo). A lovesick roofer has been jailed for breaking coronavirus rules after he used a jet ski to travel from Scotland to the Isle of Man to see his girlfriend. Dale McLaughlan, 28, who had never used a jet ski, took four hours to cross 40 kilometres from Scotland's Isle of Whithorn to Ramsey on the Isle of Man last week. After reaching land, McLaughlan trekked another 24km to his girlfriend's home in the capital,...

A lovesick roofer has been jailed for breaking coronavirus rules after he used a jet ski to travel from Scotland to the Isle of Man to see his girlfriend. Dale McLaughlan, 28, who had never used a jet ski, took four hours to cross 25 miles (40km) from Scotland's Isle of Whithorn to Ramsey on the Isle of Man last Friday. After reaching land, Mr McLaughlan trekked another 15 miles to his girlfriend's home in the capital, Douglas. But his romantic gesture landed him in hot water when he was arrested and charged with illegally entering the isle. Mr McLaughlan from Irvine, North Ayrshire, first me...

Twitter users have rallied behind a Romeo roofer who was jailed for breaking coronavirus restrictions after spending four and a half hours on a jet ski crossing the Irish Sea to visit his girlfriend. New photographs have captured the moment Dale McLaughlan, 28, arrived on the Isle of Man after a 25-mile journey to visit his partner Jessica Radcliffe on Friday. He had towed the jet ski 70 miles from his home in Irvine, Scotland, to the beach on the Isle of Whithorn, where he made the daring crossing despite having never driven one before.   McLaughlan thought the journey would take 40 mi...

Isle of Man (credit Jonathan Lee). Inset credit Barry Camera Club. A North Ayrshire man has been jailed for his desperate attempt to see his girlfriend by jet skiing across the Irish Sea. Dale McLaughlan, of Irvine, was arrested on Sunday after he landed on the Isle of Man violating the island's COVID-19 laws. McLaughlan's daring attempt was made in spite of him having never driven a water scooter before - which he had bought specifically for the trip, BBC News reported. The 28-year-old entered the isle from the Isle of Whithorn, Dumfriesshire, through the sea route without taking ...

Lockdown-breaking dad travels 25 miles on jet ski across Irish Sea to visit girlfriend Dale McLaughlan, 28, thought the journey from Whithorn, Dumfriesshire to Ramsey harbour in the Isle of Ma would take 40 minutes but it took him four-and-a-half-hours The dad was jailed for four weeks (Image: Andrew Teebay/Liverpool Echo) The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up today! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your...