Probe after pair lucky to escape uninjured as 'joke' goes wrong

TWO prison officers were lucky not to be injured after accidentally crashing a jet ski on the grounds of an open prison.

- BY PAUL HEALY Crime Correspondent

This paper has learned that a senior prison officer and another member of staff were on a jet ski at Lough Macnean when it collided with a pier on the grounds of Loughan House, Co Cavan last week.

The shocking collision occurred in broad daylight - and in front of stunned prisoners who were understood to be by the lake at the time.

One of the officers is understood to have previously had a career in the sporting world, and is well regarded, while the other is a long-serving and respected member of staff in his own right.