Four migrants, including two-year-old, die crossing Channel: France

Pas-de-Calais prefect Jacques Billant holds a press conference in Boulogne-sur-Mer on October 5, 2024, following the death of four migrants who attempted to cross the English Channel.
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Four migrants, including a two-year-old child, died in two separate tragedies overnight Friday (October 4, 2024) to Saturday (October 5, 2024) while attempting to cross the Channel River, French authorities said.

The body of a two-year-old child was found in a boat, while three adult migrants died while seeking to reach British shores in another boat, regional prefect Jacques Billant said on Saturday (October 5, 2024).