Two People Confirmed Dead After Small Boat Capsized Near France on Its Way to UK

One man was airlifted from the scene, while at least 57 others, suffering from hypothermia, were taken by boat to the French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.

A group of people thought to be migrants crossing the Channel in a small boat traveling from the coast of France and heading in the direction of Dover, Kent on Aug. 29, 2023. PA Media

Two people have drowned after a small boat, carrying migrants, capsized less than a kilometre from the French shore on Wednesday.

The dinghy, carrying more than 50 people, sank soon after it set off to cross the English Channel from the French coast, near the town of Neufchatel-Hardelot. As a result, a man and a woman were confirmed dead, while one person was airlifted from the scene.