Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThree people, including two children, died after an attempted small boat crossing in the English Channel off Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, late on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Regional prosecutor Laurent Touvet indicated the three fatalities were likely caused by being crushed at the bottom of the packed boat, which was carrying 38 people. In a separate incident, another person was pronounced dead on Tuesday after being airlifted back to shore off Kent following a Channel crossing attempt. French authorities have attributed these tragedies to smuggling networks, with the Calais prosecutor's office vowing to combat them. Although there is no official record, at least 23 people have died attempting to cross the English Channel this year, following 50 deaths recorded by the French coastguard last year. In full‘Two children among dead’ after English Channel crossing attemptThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Three killed on packed boat while crossing English Channel
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThree people, including two children, died after an attempted small boat crossing in the English Channel off Sangatte, Pas-de-Calais, late on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Regional prosecutor Laurent Touvet indicated the three fatalities were likely caused by being crushed at the bottom of the packed boat, which was carrying 38 people. In a separate incident, another person was pronounced dead on Tuesday after being airlifted back to shore off Kent following a Channel crossing attempt. French authorities have attributed these tragedies to smuggling networks, with the Calais prosecutor's office vowing to combat them. Although there is no official record, at least 23 people have died attempting to cross the English Channel this year, following 50 deaths recorded by the French coastguard last year. In full‘Two children among dead’ after English Channel crossing attemptThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
