One drowns in new Channel migrant tragedy: French officials

CALAIS, France: One person drowned and another was seriously hurt overnight on Thursday to Friday when a boat carrying dozens of migrants trying to reach the English coast capsized in the Channel, French maritime authorities said.

Two more people may be missing, the regional maritime prefecture told AFP. A total of 66 people were retrieved from the boat, it added. Among those recovered, “one unconscious victim, in critical condition, was taken by helicopter to the hospital in Calais”, while a second “could not be revived”. The critically hurt person´s condition later stabilised, a source familiar with the case said.