A baby died after a boat carrying people in the Channel towards Britain capsized off the French coast, local coastguards have said. The incident happened on Thursday night when 65 people were rescued after an overloaded boat started to sink off the coast of Wissant in northern France . Some people were in the water when rescuers arrived. An unconscious baby was found in the water and was later declared dead. The local prefecture said: “Rescuers found that the boat, which was heavily loaded was in difficulty and that some people were in the water.

Source: The Guardian October 18, 2024 09:24 UTC