French maritime authorities report two migrant deaths in English Channel

Authorities said 46 other people were rescued from a heavily overloaded inflatable boat that got into difficulty.

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00:00French maritime authorities pulled the bodies of two migrants from the English Channel on

00:07Wednesday that had attempted to cross the treacherous waterway between France and England.

00:12Their deaths were confirmed by a medical team in the French port of Calais. This pushes

00:17the count of dead and missing in French waters so far this year to 53. In a statement, authorities

00:23said a search operation was launched after a life vest was found at sea. Forty-six other

00:28people on board a heavily overloaded inflatable boat were rescued, they added.