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Published December 16, 2020 3:56pm A lovesick Scottish man who bought a jet-ski so he could evade lockdown measures to visit his girlfriend in the Isle of Man has been jailed for breaching coronavirus restrictions, reports said. Dale McLaughlan from Ayrshire in southern Scotland met his girlfriend while working as a roofer on the island in the Irish Sea in September, the BBC reported Tuesday. Coronavirus restrictions on the tax haven famous for the annual Tourist Trophy motorcycle race mean non-residents currently require special permission to land on the island. But after returning to Scotland when his contract ended, McLaughlan was denied permission to re-enter the island, the BBC said.
Lovesick Scot jailed for breaching Covid rules on jet ski odyssey
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23 A photo posted on the internet of McLaughlan arriving in Ramsey harbour, Isle of Man, after a four-hour trip by jet ski across the chilly and choppy Irish Sea, before walking 24 kilometres to see his girlfriend.
LONDON: A lovesick Scot who bought a jet ski so he could evade lockdown measures to visit his girlfriend in the Isle of Man has been jailed for breaching coronavirus restrictions, reports said.
Dale McLaughlan from Ayrshire in southern Scotland met his girlfriend while working as a roofer on the island in the Irish Sea in September, the BBC reported Tuesday.
Romeo jet skier, 28, who was jailed for riding across Irish Sea from Scotland to see his girlfriend on Isle of Man CAN T SWIM and only had 10 minutes of fuel left - as his shocked mother says: He could have killed himself
Dale McLaughlan made daring trip despite never driving a jet ski before Friday
After reaching land, he had to trek another 15 miles on foot to see his partner
The 28-year-old was jailed for four weeks after admitting arriving unlawfully
Family insider tells MailOnline thick as a brick roofer can t even swim
Dale s mother is furious because he will miss Christmas with his two children
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.