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A 13-year-old British boy is feared dead after he was swept into the sea in northern France.A 13-year-old British boy is feared dead after he was swept into the sea in northern France.
It is understood the teenager had been on a beach in Boulogne with his two younger brothers when he got into difficulty. It is understood the teenager had been on a beach in Boulogne-sur-Mer with his two younger brothers when he got into difficulty.
A rescue operation was launched shortly after 6pm on Monday and continued late into the night but the boy could not be found.A rescue operation was launched shortly after 6pm on Monday and continued late into the night but the boy could not be found.
A search involving police and a fire crew resumed on Tuesday morning, but the teenager was not expected to be recovered alive, the president of Boulogne lifeboat station said.A search involving police and a fire crew resumed on Tuesday morning, but the teenager was not expected to be recovered alive, the president of Boulogne lifeboat station said.
Gerard Barron said the boy, thought to have been on holiday in the area with his family, had been in a channel that was not for use by swimmers or bathers, and where the water flowed “fairly fast”. Gerard Barron said the boy, thought to have been on holiday in the area with his family, had been in a channel where the water flowed “fairly fast” and was not for use by swimmers.
He said the boy’s chances of survival after such a long time were non-existent. “At this time of the year for somebody in tiptop condition the temperature of the water indicates a maximum survival time of about two to two and a half hours,” Barron said. He said there was no chance of survival in the water after such a long time. “At this time of the year for somebody in tiptop condition, the temperature of the water indicates a maximum survival time of about two to two and a half hours,” Barron said.
“So obviously this morning there is absolutely no chance of finding him alive. The search is now being done by the police and the fire brigade. It is now a judicial inquiry.”“So obviously this morning there is absolutely no chance of finding him alive. The search is now being done by the police and the fire brigade. It is now a judicial inquiry.”