Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt
BBC News reports that a 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women have died after a small boat attempting to cross the English Channel got into difficulty off the northern coast of France.
According to French authorities:
- A distress call was received from a boat carrying 105 people, departing from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning.
- Three passengers were treated on board but later confirmed dead by emergency medical teams deployed by helicopter.
- Passengers were disembarked at the port of Calais.
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