Asylum seeker dies trying to cross English Channel

Asylum seeker dies trying to cross English Channel

A man has died after a medical emergency on a small boat in the English Channel.

Man dies in emergency on migrant boat in Channel: UK police

A man died after a medical emergency aboard the type of small boat that migrants use to make the dangerous Channel crossing from France, British police said Friday. Many migrants make the risky trip each year in search of a better life, often travelling in flimsy rubber dinghies. On Tuesday, 12 boats carrying 705 migrants reached the British coast, the highest daily figure since the beginning of the year. Police in Kent, southeast England, said …

Man dies after medical emergency on small boat in Channel

Officers have launched an investigation to establish the circumstances leading to the man's death