Group turned out to swim for second day in a row
A man has been arrested at Laxey Beach this morning after a group of 15-20 people turned out for a group swim for the second day in a row.
Police arrived on the scene at 6am and found some people in the sea swimming and some who were preparing to swim.
The constabulary says, as a result, the man was arrested and is currently at Police Headquarters.
Superintendent Stephen Maddocks said: "It's too early to make comment as this matter is currently under investigation.
"A group of people were spoken to yesterday at Laxey Beach some of which were given Covid-19 warnings about gathering together.
"As a result of what occurred this morning a man has been arrested on suspicion of breaching the Covid gathering regulations and is currently being dealt with by officers at Police Headquarters.
"As I said earlier this week policing these regulations is tricky and, whilst I understand people's frustrations, these regulations have been brought in as a result of a worldwide pandemic and we will continue to police them.
"I would encourage everyone to adhere to the regulations and advice to try and combat the spread of the virus."
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