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French prosecutors probe after migrant dies trying to cross Channel

The man, who is thought to be from Africa and was aged between 25 and 30, died in hospital in Calais after being winched from the sea on Thursday.

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French prosecutors have begun a manslaughter investigation after a migrant died trying to cross the English Channel, reports the BBC.

The man, who is thought to be from Africa and was aged between 25 and 30, died in hospital in Calais after being winched from the sea on Thursday.

He was one of 36 people in a boat which got into difficulty off Gravelines.

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