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The deadly 105-person Channel boat incident
DevelopingNext check : Updates on the rescue and immediate response, and findings about what happened to the boat and how the three people died.
Where it stands
A boat carrying 105 people from Blériot-Plage toward the UK got into difficulty off northern France; a 10-year-old child and two women died. Investigators have not established the exact cause of death or whether the boat overturned, and the rescue and immediate response are not reported as concluded.
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The story so far
Child and two women die during Channel crossing; cause remains unclear
A 10-year-old child and two women died after a boat carrying 105 people got into difficulty off France. Investigators have yet to establish how they died.
History
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Who's involved
Places
- Blériot-PlageRue de la Mer, 62231 Sangatte, France1 report
- CalaisCalais, France1 report
- Wissant62179 Wissant, France1 report
Every outlet we read on this story
38 sources35 outlets3 wire copies
95.7 KELO-FMkelofm.com1
assoce.fr1
BBC Newsbbc.co.uk1
- First reported
- Three dead, including child, in Channel crossing attempt
France 24france24.com1
franceinfofranceinfo.fr1
IJR Newsijr.com1
migraction.net1
parc-opale.fr1
The latest National and International News - upday Newsupday.com1
The Nationalthenationalnews.com1
The Standardstandard.co.uk1
The Straits Timesstraitstimes.com1
triblive.com1First
wikipedia.org1
