Migrant crossings: Newborn baby rescued after nine hours at sea - as man says French police watched them leave

Newborn baby among dozens of migrants rescued after nine hours at sea

A newborn baby is among a group of migrants who were rescued by lifeguards in the English Channel – after nine hours at sea. One newly arrived migrant insists French police saw them leave but did nothing to stop them.

RNLI rescues baby adrift for nine hours at sea 'as French cops just watched'

The newborn baby's desperate mum said she was was prepared to risk her own safety and that of her child to get to England for "the best life" and she was pleased to have made it

Newborn baby rescued at sea after nine hour journey crossing channel

A newborn baby is among a group of migrants rescued at sea after a nine hour journey crossing the channel.

Newborn baby rescued after surviving a nine-hour journey across the Channel

Footage from Sky News shows the moment a newborn baby was rescued by the RNLI after surviving a nine-hour journey across the Channel made by a group of migrants on Saturday.The newborn girl, named Ayyan and wrapped in a blanket, was handed to a police officer on the shore in Dungeness, Kent, after making the treacherous journey.The baby girl’s mother said Ayyan was doing well and that she was pleased to arrive in Britain, prepared to risk her ow…

Newborn baby rescued by RNLI after nine hour journey as French authorities ignore boat

A NEWBORN baby on a boat crossing the Channel was rescued by the RNLI on Saturday as migrants told reporters French authorities simply watched them leave their shores.

Migrant crossings: Newborn baby rescued after nine hours at sea - as man says French police watched them leave

Sky News has filmed dozens of migrants leaving France on inflatable boats, and even a canoe - beginning the potentially dangerous journey across the Channel unchallenged by French police officers.