Well, it probably didn’t go as expected.
A man who made headlines for breaking coronavirus restrictions and jet-skiing across the Irish Sea to visit his girlfriend may not have the romantic ending to his story that he probably expected. In fact, his actions may have meant that he couldn’t return to the Isle of Man.
Scotland’s Dale McLaughlan did not receive the necessary certificate to return to the Isle of Man for the job he was due to perform in January.
(SWNS)
Scotland’s Dale McLaughlan met his girlfriend Jessica Radcliffe in September while working on the Isle of Man after receiving an exemption certificate, reports the Southwest News Service (SWNS). He was reportedly working in the area to complete a construction project that had started before the epidemic hit and caused the country to close its borders to non-residents.
In mid-December, McLaughlan was arrested and sentenced to four weeks in prison for violating coronavirus restrictions. The carefree romantic traveled by jet ski from the Isle of Whithorn, Scotland, to the Isle of Man. Due to bad weather, the trip would have taken McLaughlan, who had never driven a jet ski before, about four and a half hours.
McLaughlan was reportedly released from prison earlier and sent back to Scotland.
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Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Isle of Man has been closed to non-residents since March. At the time of McLaughlan’s feat, the island had only four active cases of coronavirus.
Isle of Man Chief Minister Howard Quayle called McLaughlan’s actions “an incredibly reckless and dangerous undertaking that could have ended very differently given the time of year.”
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McLaughlan, however, was originally set to return to work on the Isle of Man in January, reports the SWNS. But after his arrest, he did not obtain the necessary certificate to allow him to return. This could be bad news for Radcliffe, who previously told the media that after the jet-ski maneuver, she would say yes if McLaughlan proposed to her.
Fox News’ Ann W. Schmidt contributed to this report.