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Man arrested after four people died trying to cross English Channel

The suspect was arrested under a new border law that makes endangering life at sea a crime, while 74 migrants continued to Britain.

  • Four people died trying to board a water taxi which human traffickers use to avoid police near Calais, France.
  • A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of endangering others during a journey by sea to the UK.
  • Thirty-Eight migrants were returned to France, but 74 made it to Britain after the incident in the English Channel.
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British police said today they had arrested a man on suspicion of endangering life after four migrants died trying to cross the English Channel the day before, bringing the number of deaths among migrants trying to reach the island by boat to six this year.

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The Sun broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, April 10, 2026.
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