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| English Channel: Girl, 7, dies after boat capsizes near Dunkirk in France | English Channel: Girl, 7, dies after boat capsizes near Dunkirk in France |
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| File photo of a French Police officer looking out over a beach in France | File photo of a French Police officer looking out over a beach in France |
| A seven-year-old girl has died after a small boat attempting to reach the English Channel capsized in northern France. | |
| Officials said the boat was carrying 16 migrants when it sank a few kilometres from the coast of Dunkirk. | |
| The boat "was not appropriately sized to carry so many people," the local authority said in a statement. | The boat "was not appropriately sized to carry so many people," the local authority said in a statement. |
| It added the girl's parents, who were travelling with three more children, were taken to a hospital in Dunkirk. | It added the girl's parents, who were travelling with three more children, were taken to a hospital in Dunkirk. |
| Local authority Préfet du Nord said police and firefighters were alerted to the capsized boat by a walker. | |
| In a statement it added officials believed the vessel was "probably stolen" and was not big enough to support the amount of people on board. | |
| "A couple, whose origin is being determined, with their four children, including the mother who is pregnant, were on board," Préfet du Nord said. | |
| "The couple's little daughter, aged 7, died from drowning." | |
| Préfet du Nord said two men and six young children were taken to hospital, but their condition is not life-threatening. | |
| The latest death comes after three migrants died on Wednesday trying to cross the English Channel after their boat got into difficulty. | The latest death comes after three migrants died on Wednesday trying to cross the English Channel after their boat got into difficulty. |
| It was one of several incidents, with a total of 249 people rescued throughout the day. | It was one of several incidents, with a total of 249 people rescued throughout the day. |
| Home Office figures show that more than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year. | Home Office figures show that more than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year. |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| France | France |
| English Channel | English Channel |
| Europe migrant crisis | Europe migrant crisis |
| Migration | Migration |