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| Suspected migrants land on Walmer beach | Suspected migrants land on Walmer beach |
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| Three suspected migrants have been arrested after a dinghy was spotted on a beach in Kent. | Three suspected migrants have been arrested after a dinghy was spotted on a beach in Kent. |
| The three men were detained in Kingsdown Road in Deal at about 09:15 BST on Saturday, police said. | |
| John Varnham, who saw the boat, said: "The dinghy was landed on the beach nearby in Walmer with life jackets and lifebelts thrown across the beach." | John Varnham, who saw the boat, said: "The dinghy was landed on the beach nearby in Walmer with life jackets and lifebelts thrown across the beach." |
| The men have been handed over to Home Office immigration enforcement officers, police said. | The men have been handed over to Home Office immigration enforcement officers, police said. |
| Mr Varnham who was on the beach walking his dog, said: "We saw along the beach at Walmer a bright orange dinghy washed up on the shore, and alongside it there were lifebelts. | Mr Varnham who was on the beach walking his dog, said: "We saw along the beach at Walmer a bright orange dinghy washed up on the shore, and alongside it there were lifebelts. |
| "The dinghy would have been cramped for three people and had an outboard motor - it was about six to eight feet long. | "The dinghy would have been cramped for three people and had an outboard motor - it was about six to eight feet long. |
| "There was a torch, a drinks bottle and a petrol can." | "There was a torch, a drinks bottle and a petrol can." |