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| Man missing at sea lands boat in Ireland | Man missing at sea lands boat in Ireland |
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| Chris Ellery did not return home as planned from a boat trip at Fishguard, prompting a search | Chris Ellery did not return home as planned from a boat trip at Fishguard, prompting a search |
| A keen photographer who broke down on a small boat in the Irish sea has made a remarkable landing in Ireland. | A keen photographer who broke down on a small boat in the Irish sea has made a remarkable landing in Ireland. |
| Chris Ellery, from Bristol, failed to return from a solo trip out of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, on Thursday, sparking a massive search. | Chris Ellery, from Bristol, failed to return from a solo trip out of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, on Thursday, sparking a massive search. |
| He came ashore on Saturday and walked to a local police station in County Wicklow, HM Coastguard said. | |
| Gardai (Irish police) said the 54-year-old was "tired but okay". | |
| Chris Ellery's daughter has shared photos of her father and his boat in an effort to find him | Chris Ellery's daughter has shared photos of her father and his boat in an effort to find him |
| The Coastguard spokesman said Mr Ellery set off from French Camp Bay on Thursday expecting to return the following day. | The Coastguard spokesman said Mr Ellery set off from French Camp Bay on Thursday expecting to return the following day. |
| But as he headed west towards Ireland, his three metre (10ft) black inflatable boat had engine trouble. | But as he headed west towards Ireland, his three metre (10ft) black inflatable boat had engine trouble. |
| "He broke down, but managed to get it going again. But his phone had also stopped working," the spokesman said. | "He broke down, but managed to get it going again. But his phone had also stopped working," the spokesman said. |
| "He came ashore in County Wicklow and made his way to a local police station. They contacted Dyfed-Powys Police. | "He came ashore in County Wicklow and made his way to a local police station. They contacted Dyfed-Powys Police. |
| "It's good news." | "It's good news." |
| Mr Ellery's family had travelled to the port of Fishguard after they had not heard from him. | Mr Ellery's family had travelled to the port of Fishguard after they had not heard from him. |
| His daughter Kenzie took to social media to make an appeal for help. | His daughter Kenzie took to social media to make an appeal for help. |
| But she said on Saturday afternoon he had been found. | But she said on Saturday afternoon he had been found. |
| "My dad is alive he has been found in Ireland," she said in a Facebook post, external. | "My dad is alive he has been found in Ireland," she said in a Facebook post, external. |
| A large-scale search had taken place after he had gone missing. | A large-scale search had taken place after he had gone missing. |
| HM Coastguard had resumed the two-day operation on Saturday, involving an aircraft, several RNLI boat crews, two coastguard teams and police around north Pembrokeshire, Cardigan Bay and St Brides Bay. | HM Coastguard had resumed the two-day operation on Saturday, involving an aircraft, several RNLI boat crews, two coastguard teams and police around north Pembrokeshire, Cardigan Bay and St Brides Bay. |