Man who went missing in Irish Sea thanks searchers

A antheral who went missing successful a tiny vessel successful the Irish oversea has thanked each those who helped hunt for him during his ordeal.

Last Thursday, keen lensman Chris Ellery failed to instrumentality from a solo travel from Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, sparking a monolithic search.

However, the 54-year-old from Bristol yet turned up successful Ireland connected Saturday, walking into a section constabulary presumption successful County Wicklow wherever officers described him arsenic "tired but OK".

He took to societal media to convey "everyone whose benignant messages and enactment kept my household and friends going during these past fewer hard days", earlier praising the "hundreds of RNLI and HM Coastguard volunteers" that searched the Pembrokeshire coastline for him.

Mr Ellery added that helium has since acceptable up a Go Fund Me leafage to "help enactment these unthinkable organisations".

His household had travelled to the larboard of Fishguard aft they had not heard from him, with girl Kenzie taking to societal media to marque an entreaty for help.

"Just to fto everyone cognize I’m harmless and dependable backmost successful the UK, I would similar to explicit a monolithic convey you to everyone for your benignant messages and enactment that kept my household and friends going during these past fewer hard days," helium said.

Thanking his household for their support, Mr Ellery added: "One time I volition stock the hard travel I experienced crossed the Irish Sea, but for present I volition absorption connected the affirmative and lighter broadside of my clip successful Ireland."

He described arriving connected the shores of Kilmichael Point, "a beauteous distant portion of Ireland".

"Then portion walking to a section Garda constabulary station, a benignant psyche called Shay pulled up successful his car and asked if I would similar a lift, telling maine the nearest presumption was 26km away, but was blessed to instrumentality maine to the presumption successful Baltinglass," helium said.

"Shay past told maine helium is presently not working, made his stopping much special, idiosyncratic with small wealth would springiness his past penny to assistance a stranger."

Mr Ellery walked into the presumption connected Saturday, telling constabulary officers his story, who helped enactment him successful interaction with his family.

He described being "very emotional" erstwhile helium heard their voices, saying locals made him consciousness invited successful the area.

"Garda serviceman Brendan contacted a section B&B successful Baltinglass," helium said.

"Owner Eammon offered maine a lukewarm invited into his Horan accommodation and pub, introducing maine to his enactment of good ciders and telling each the pub regulars 'this is Chris Ellery'.

"The PM of Ireland posted a connection of enactment astir Chris aft landing connected the Irish shores from Wales. They laughed and chuckled astir my story."

Mr Ellery praised each those that had helped him, particularly Shay, of whom helium said: "Shay mentioned helium would 1 time emotion to beryllium a father.

"Just 1 occupation is helium needs a girlfriend. So I would similar to scope retired to the beauteous ladies of Ireland who are looking for love, Shay would marque a fantastic hubby and father."