Baby Dead, 65 Rescued, In Boat Accident In France

A baby has been confirmed dead after a boat attempting to cross the English Channel sank on Thursday night. French authority said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the coast of Wissant in northern France. Rescuers called to the scene rescued 65 people, including some who were in the water.

According to a report, Searches to find more people at sea found an unconscious baby, who was later declared dead. The local prefecture said in a statement: “Rescuers found that the boat, which was heavily loaded, was in difficulty and that some of the people were in the water. “Rescuers began to recover the people in difficulty.



“At the same time, further searches were carried out to find people who could be stranded at sea.” “It was then that the baby was discovered, the prefecture added..