See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred SourceBy FRANCINE WOLFISZ, NEWS REPORTER and PETER ALLEN Published: 09:59 BST, 29 August 2026 | Updated: 14:46 BST, 29 August 2026
French police are investigating after a migrant was found dead and three others were wounded on a small boat that was still allowed by authorities to continue on its voyage to the UK.The dead man was a 34-year-old Afghan national who died on Friday, despite being airlifted to hospital.Another man was stabbed, and two women burned on the same boat, but 42 of the 72 originally on board were still transported to England, and taken into the care of UK authorities.A spokesman for the France's Maritime Prefecture said on Saturday: 'Early on the morning of August 28, the Ridens [rescue vessel] picked up 72 migrants requesting assistance.'During the rescue, the vessel discovered one person in the boat suffering from cardiac arrest and three others who were wounded.'A helicopter was used to transport the injured back to France but a doctor 'pronounced the individual dead upon arrival,' said the spokesman.He added: 'The boat continued its journey toward the United Kingdom, and its remaining 45 occupants were eventually picked up by a British rescue boat.'They were among more than 500 migrants who reached Britain on Thursday and Friday, following a long period of bad weather that prevented successful crossings. French police are investigating after a migrant was found dead and three others were wounded on a small boat that was still allowed by authorities to continue on its voyage to the UK. Pictured: Migrants arriving at Dover on Thursday
