Child among three killed off French coast in Channel crossing attempt

France’s maritime police ‌‌said ​they received a distress ​call from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people.Published On 28 Sep 202628 Sep 2026Three people, including ⁠a child, have died off the coast of France while attempting to cross the English Channel to the United Kingdom, French authorities have said.France’s maritime police ‌said they had received a distress call from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people that ⁠had run into trouble ⁠in calm seas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Hope’ rises in Berlin immigrant communities as Left wins amid AfD gainslist 2 of 3‘They told me to go back to my country’: Inside the UK’s wave of racismlist 3 of 3EU unlocks humanitarian aid for crises worldwideend of listThe prefecture said the incident involving a “taxi boat” occurred off the coast of Wissant, a seaside village in northern France.“Taxi boat” refers to a dinghy that approaches the beach from the sea to pick up migrants in shallow waters off the beach.All passengers on board requested rescue and were taken into care, said the maritime prefecture, adding that the dinghy had not sunk.The AFP news agency reported that a rescue boat arrived at the port of Calais in mi...