4 Charged With Manslaughter After 6 Drown During Illegal Channel Crossing

A drone photo showing a group of illegal immigrants react as they succeeded to get on an inflatable dinghy, to leave the coast of northern France and to cross the English Channel, in Wimereux near Calais, France, on Dec. 16, 2021. Pascal Rossignol/Reuters

Four people have been charged with manslaughter by French authorities after at least six people drowned during an attempted illegal crossing of the Channel to England.

French authorities have opened an investigation after a people smuggling boat sank about 12 miles from the French coast on the night of Aug. 11 to 12, killing six.