Man, 19, crushed to death while trying to cross English Channel

This is the first death during an attempted Channel crossing in 2025 (Picture Sameer Al-Doumy / AFP via Getty Images)

A 19-year-old man was crushed to death in a small boat while trying to cross the English Channel on Saturday.

Roughly 60 people were on board the vessel around 4am as it set off from the beach of Sangatte, just west of Calais, in northern France.

But the boat was leaking, filling with water and sending 30 people overboard.

Minutes later, when police intercepted and passengers disembarked....