Migrant dies in channel crossing attempt
A migrant has died trying to cross the English Channel, the Home Office says.
The RNLI confirmed it had launched its all-weather lifeboat and a group of migrants were brought to Dover in a Border Force boat on Friday morning.
In a statement, the RNLI said: “Dover RNLI’s all-weather lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard at 8.15 BST… to an incident in the Channel.”
On Friday, 211 people crossed the English Channel in three small boats, Home Office data said.
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