Girlfriend of lovesick lockdown breaker jailed for jetski journey wants to marry him
This week, the country was treated to a love story for the Covid age when Dale McLaughlan set off on a25-mile trip despite never having ridden a jetski before – purely to see his girlfriend
09:36, 20 DEC 2020
Dale McLaughlan has been jailed for breaking Covid restrictions to go and see his girlfriend (Image: COPYRIGHT UNKNOWN)
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In reality he was preparing to ride through rough seas to see Jessica after he was banned from entering the island due to anti-coronavirus regulations.
The alarm was raised after McLaughlan, who can hardly swim, failed to return to his car and jet ski trailer left near the harbour slipway in the Isle of Whithorn, Dumfries and Galloway.
Coastguard teams who found his car searched for him amid fears he had drowned at sea in conditions so rough that even local fishermen had decided not to venture out.
The search started at around the time he arrived in Ramsey harbour on the Isle of Man after completing his amazing four hour trip with only ten minutes of fuel left.
Girlfriend of Scot jailed after riding jetski to Isle of Man to see her despite Covid rules says she ll marry him when he gets out
Dale McLaughlan set off on the four-and-a-half hour trip despite never having ridden a water scooter before and being unable to swim.
Jessica Radcliffe says she will accept if Dale pops the question (Image: Daily Record)
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Girlfriend of man who took jet ski across Irish Sea to see her breaks silence
“People from Ireland have said, ‘What he did is heroic. You should marry that man.’
Jessica said Dale s journey would be a good story to tell their grandkids (Image: Daily Record)
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