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| Paddleboarder wearing only hat, fleece and shorts picked up off UK coast Paddleboarder wearing only hat, fleece and shorts picked up off UK coast | |
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| A man was picked up seven miles from the UK coastline on a stand-up paddleboard, wearing just a hat, fleece and shorts. | A man was picked up seven miles from the UK coastline on a stand-up paddleboard, wearing just a hat, fleece and shorts. |
| The nature of the paddleboarder’s reason for being at sea remains unclear, with conflicting reports from witnesses and government officials. | The nature of the paddleboarder’s reason for being at sea remains unclear, with conflicting reports from witnesses and government officials. |
| The man, an EU national who has not been named, was spotted by divers off the coast of Dover, Kent, at dawn on Sunday. | The man, an EU national who has not been named, was spotted by divers off the coast of Dover, Kent, at dawn on Sunday. |
| A Home Office spokesman said the man had become disoriented on his paddleboard. He said: “The man was a German tourist in distress but who was in the country legally – he was not an illegal immigrant. | A Home Office spokesman said the man had become disoriented on his paddleboard. He said: “The man was a German tourist in distress but who was in the country legally – he was not an illegal immigrant. |
| “He had been on the water for some time having gone out on his paddleboard and was picked up by HMS Valiant.” | “He had been on the water for some time having gone out on his paddleboard and was picked up by HMS Valiant.” |
| Nigel Scutt, a marine researcher who runs the Dover-Marina.com website, said of the paddleboarder: “He said he had made his way across the Channel from France, leaving at about midnight. | Nigel Scutt, a marine researcher who runs the Dover-Marina.com website, said of the paddleboarder: “He said he had made his way across the Channel from France, leaving at about midnight. |
| “The divers saw him at about 7.30am, so he was probably just over halfway towards the UK. There is quite a lot of this going on, but it is a polarising issue so the government does not want it known.” | “The divers saw him at about 7.30am, so he was probably just over halfway towards the UK. There is quite a lot of this going on, but it is a polarising issue so the government does not want it known.” |