Three Migrants Die in English Channel, Including a Child
AI illustrationThree people died on 28 September when a small boat capsized in the English Channel during a crossing from the French coast. They were a 10-year-old child and two women.
The boat got into difficulty off northern France.
Earlier in the week, RNLI lifeboats from Hastings and Eastbourne recovered about 51 migrants after a Channel crossing that lasted more than 30 hours. Six people were arrested at Gosport.
Three Migrants Die in English Channel, Including a Child
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