Dr. Sandy Crocker

A lovesick B.C. dentist flew to Ireland this month to scour the emerald isle for a red-haired, freckled colleen he met while vacationing last year.

Dr. Sandy Crocker met the woman in a cafe in the tiny west coast town of Ennistymon, County Clare. The two chatted for only a few minutes before she disappeared into the Irish mists.

“She never left my mind, so I decided why not go back and try to find her,” he told the Clare People newspaper.

“Maybe it’s a shot in dark but if it is meant to be, if it’s fate, then I might bump into her walking down the street or in a shop somewhere.”

He describes the woman as in her mid- to late-20s, with reddish brown hair and freckles. The two met July 9, 2011, in the An Teach Bia cafe.

**UPDATE**
Apparently, British bookies are taking bets, with very long odds, of Dr. Crocker actually finding the woman he met for just a couple of minutes last year. UK bookmaker Ladbrokes set odds: 50:1 he marries her and 10:1 he finds another Irish lass to marry. The bookmaker figures “there’s a good chance” his dream girl is already married.