Amputee aims to jet-ski to Britain

AN amputee is to take to the high seas today in a bid to jet-ski 250 miles from Ireland to Britain.

Matt Browne, who had a leg amputated five years ago as a result of diabetes, is raising funds for the charity Rehab and has already collected €30,000.

The 52-year-old from Clane sets off with four others and a support vessel from Howth, Co Dublin, jet-skiing around the Isle of Man and across the Irish Sea.