French prosecutors opened a criminal investigation Friday into the death of a baby pulled from the English Channel after an overloaded boat carrying migrants got in to trouble off the northern coast of France.

Thursday night but sadly a 'baby was found unconscious and sadly declared dead', French authorities have confirmed

Sixty-five people were rescued, but authorities were unable to revive a baby found unconscious. At least 52 migrants have died trying to cross the channel this year, authorities say, marking a six-year high.

The dad of a baby who died as her family crossed the English Channel in a small boat has described the moment he realised he had lost his daughter.

French officials said 65 people were rescued after a migrant boat got into difficulty in the water last night, but a baby tragically died. An investigation has been launched

PARIS (AP) — French maritime authorities said Friday a baby died and 65 people had to be rescued when a migrant boat sank as it attempted to cross the English Channel toward Britain.

The IOM has been tracking the number of people who die crossing the Channel since 2014, as part of its global "missing migrants" project. At least 199 migrants died attempting to cross the English Channel between 2018 and October 2024, according to its estimates, including 93 known to have drowned.

A BABY has died after an overloaded migrant boat heading for Britain sank in the Channel. The tragedy happened on Thursday night off the coast of France, the country’s maritime authorities

Officials said the overloaded boat carrying migrants started sinking off the coast of Wissant in northern France.