A baby has died after a boat carrying migrants ran into difficulties in the Channel, French authorities have said.
A total of 65 people were rescued following the incident off the coast of Wissant in northern France on Thursday evening.
The boat was found to be heavily loaded with people and some were in the water when the rescue team arrived, the French maritime team for the Channel and the North Sea said.
A French Navy patrol boat and a helicopter were used in the recovery operation.
During the rescue operation, an unconscious baby was retrieved from the water and transferred to the Abeille Normandie – an assistance and rescue intervention boat.
The baby was later declared dead by a doctor.
Image: The Minck vessel, chartered by the French government, was involved in the rescue operation
The 65 migrants and the deceased baby were taken to a port in the city of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
According to the maritime department, weather conditions are often difficult in the area where the boat ran into difficulties and it is a “particularly dangerous sector” even when the “sea seems beautiful”.
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