I just want him released for Christmas : Girlfriend of Romeo Scottish roofer who was jailed for crossing the Irish Sea to the Isle of Man on a JET SKI to see her calls him a legend , reveals besotted pair are completely in love
Dale McLaughlan, 28, made his daring trip despite never driving a jet ski before
He crossed the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man to see Jessica Radcliffe
The love struck roofer sparked a coastguard search on the Isle of Whithorn when he set off at dawn on Friday
The father-of-two was jailed for four weeks after he admitted arriving unlawfully
Release my hero in time for Christmas, girlfriend of Isle of Man Jet Skier says
Roofer Dale McLaughlan was jailed after he rode a Jet Ski from Scotland across the Irish Sea to see girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe
Roofer Dale McLaughlan made the treacherous 25-mile journey despite not having any experience riding the vehicles
The girlfriend of a lovesick Scotsman who rode across the Irish Sea on a Jet Ski to see her described him as a hero as she called for his release in time for Christmas.
Dale McLaughlan, 28, made the treacherous 25-mile journey across the Irish Sea from Scotland to the Isle of Man, where his girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe lives, on Friday December 11.
Or as her mum Sharon told her: B hell, Jess. You don t half pick them!
Dale is the love-struck roofer sentenced to four weeks in prison on Monday for breaking Covid rules after jet-skiing from Scotland to the Isle of Man to see Jessica.
The 28-year-old set off from the mainland on the four-and-a-half hour trip, despite never having ridden a water scooter before and being unable to swim.
Dale McLaughlan is the love-struck roofer sentenced to four weeks in prison on Monday for breaking Covid rules after jet-skiing from Scotland to the Isle of Man to see Jessica
Dad jailed for crossing sea on jet ski because he missed girlfriend can t even swim
Fans of Dale McLaughlan said that the devoted boyfriend deserves a medal after he made a mammoth four-hour journey on a jet ski to see his girlfriend - but the authorities did not see the funny side
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Dale captured the hearts of the internet for his stunt (Image: Noel Corlett via Isle Of Man Today)
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A love-struck Scotsman described by a friend as “thick as a brick” and unable to swim rode a jet ski across the Irish Sea to spend some time with his girlfriend, according to multiple reports.
Dale McLaughlan, 28, was sentenced to four weeks of jail time on Monday for the bizarre – and incredibly dangerous – 40-km journey on a personal watercraft from Scotland’s Isle of Whithorn to the Isle of Man. He was deemed to have arrived in Douglas, the Isle of Man’s main town, illegally during the coronavirus pandemic.
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