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Lovelorn Scot jet-skis into trouble

 

Dale McLaughlan is in hot water with Manx authorities after braving 40km of cold water and quarantine rules to rejoin his girlfriend on the Isle of Man.

McLaughlan, a roofer, had been working on the island last fall, and fell in love with a local woman. After returning to Scotland, he applied for permission, but his requests were denied. He then bought a jet ski, and determined to return; what he thought would be a 40-minute trip took four hours.

After arriving, he went out for a night on the town with his girlfriend, but was spotted and arrested. At first, he claimed to have been living at her home. The girlfriend told police and a court she thought he had been living on the island the whole time and did not realize he was breaking quarantine. He was sentenced to a month in jail.

The Isle of Man is an independent state, ruled since the 13th century by either English or Scottish monarchs; Queen Elizabeth is the present Lord of Mann, but the island has never been part of England or the United Kingdom.

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