French ships and a ferry recover bodies of 3 migrants in latest failed crossing of English Channel

Associated Press

PARIS (AP) — French rescue vessels and a passenger ferry have pulled the bodies of three migrants from the English Channel. The latest deaths pushed the count so far this year of dead and missing in the busy waterway’s French side to above 50. Authorities said 45 other people were rescued on Wednesday. This year is proving to be particularly deadly. French authorities had counted 49 dead or missing so far in 2024 before the latest incident, which pushed their new total to 52.