The latest death brings the total linked to overcrowded crossings to 57 this year.

12:51, Wed, Oct 30, 2024 | UPDATED: 12:55, Wed, Oct 30, 2024

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An overcrowded boat capsized in the channel this morning (Image: PA)

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A migrant has died in the English Channel after falling from an overcrowded boat off the coast of France.

The man was one of a dozen people who fell off this morning while making the perilous journey.

French authorities said he was rushed to land via helicopter where he was pronounced dead.

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