Two Men Die Trying to Cross Channel to UK

Two men died off the French coast overnight while attempting to cross the Channel to Britain, while two women were hospitalized with burns, French authorities said Monday, October 5. The latest Channel tragedy took place off the coast of the northern town of Berck late Sunday. Two women suffering from burns over large areas of their bodies were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, officials said.

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Rescuers recovered two men, who were in cardiac arrest, and two Somali women, aged 20 and 26, who were injured, La Voix du Nord said. Prosecutors launched an investigation into the deaths.

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