A man who rode a jet ski across the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man has been jailed for breaching COVID-19 laws.
Dale McLaughlan, 28, spent four and a half hours riding the watercraft, which he had never ridden before, from Scotland's Isle of Whithorn to Ramsey, at Isle of Man, on Friday.
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The man rode a jet ski from Scotland to the Isle of Man (pictured), on Friday.(Getty Images/EyeEm)
The Scottish man, from North Ayrshire, travelled the 40km journey to visit his girlfriend, who he met on a night out in September.
Under the Isle of Man's COVID-19 laws, non-residents can't enter the island without special permission.