Female migrant is feared dead after being 'deliberately thrown into the Channel' from small boat

Thursday, August 29, 2024 - A female migrant is feared dead after she was deliberately thrown into the Channel.

According to Mail Online, the woman was reportedly thrown into the water on a packed small boat trying to cross from France on Tuesday morning, August 27.

Forty-eight hours later there is no sign of her, with police fearing she has drowned.

The alleged attack is believed to have happened in the Clipon jetty in Loon-Plage, northern France, around 30 miles east of Calais, according to local media.

French emergency services have launched a huge search and rescue operation to find the woman 'thrown' from a small boat - but she is still missing.

A police spokesman said the migrants who remained in the area did not cooperate with their investigation when they arrived.

He said: 'The authorities do not know if she was able to return to the jetty by her own means or if she drowned.

'Investigators are leaning towards the latter option.'

French border police have launched a probe and have urged witnesses to come forward.