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They died after their inflatable boat capsized off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France. The French coast guard rescued sixty-three people, the prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement read more
 "4 drown trying to cross English Channel, France says several migrants fell into the sea")
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Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday.
They died after their inflatable boat capsized off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer, in northern France. The French coast guard rescued sixty-three people, the prefecture responsible for the north of France said in a statement.
A navy patrol boat went to the site after being alerted that several migrants had fallen into the sea while trying to cross the Channel, maritime police told AFP.
Four people winched out of the water by helicopter were dead but others were rescued alive, the police added.
This takes to 19 the number of people who have died this year trying to cross over to Britain from France on often overloaded boats.
Five migrants died on April 23 off the French coast while trying to make the perilous journey.
Migrants trying to reach the U.K. risk drowning as they try to cross the busy English Channel, often aboard crowded boats.
An estimated 30,000 people made the crossing in 2023, according to U.K. government figures.
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