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Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt

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French authorities report that three individuals, including a 10-year-old child and two women aged 30, died after a small boat carrying 105 people encountered difficulties while attempting to cross the English Channel from Blériot Plage beach in Calais. Rescue teams responded to a distress call but were unable to save the three deceased passengers despite medical intervention by an emergency team flown out via helicopter.

Written by AI on 2026-09-28, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On September 28, 2026, a mega-dinghy carrying 105 migrants capsized in the English Channel off the coast of Wissant, near Calais, France, resulting in at least three deaths including a child and two women, and numerous injuries. French maritime authorities received a distress call and responded to rescue the passengers; however, upon arrival, they found that the child and two women had already died despite initial medical treatment on board. The accident highlights the perilous conditions migrants face as they attempt to cross the Channel to reach Britain, with at least 24 deaths recorded in such attempts this year alone.

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AFP Calais France French the French Maritime Prefecture of the Channel

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- Published A 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women have died after a small boat that was attempting to cross the English Channel got into difficulty off the northern coast of France, French authorities say.

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2026-09-28 · BBC News

Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt · assertive framing

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authorities → publish → France

Authorities said they responded to a distress call from the boat, which was carrying 105 people, after it departed from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning. asserted

it → say → morning

Three passengers were treated on board but were later confirmed dead by an emergency medical team flown out by helicopter, the French Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said. asserted

Prefecture → treat → Channel

Passengers were disembarked from a rescue boat at the port of Calais later on Monday morning, AFP news agency reported. asserted

agency → disembark → morning