Third Migrant Body Found on Pas-de-Calais Beach This Week
The discovery highlights the ongoing tragedy of deadly Channel crossings, with 68 migrant deaths recorded this year.
- The body, found on Calais beach, is the third discovered on the Pas-de-Calais coast this week.
- A total of 12 bodies have been recovered from the sea or beaches in the region since October 30.
- The deceased, an unidentified man in his thirties, was in an advanced state of decomposition, suggesting several days in the water.
- The recent discoveries follow a deadly boat capsizing on October 23, which resulted in at least three confirmed deaths and numerous missing persons.
- At least 68 migrants have died attempting to cross the English Channel this year, marking a tragic record since these crossings began in 2018.