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Young Syrian man ‘crushed’ on leaking dingy becomes first person to die crossing Channel in 2025
A view of confiscated small boats and outboard motors used to cross the Channel from France at a warehouse facility in Dover, Kent, January 9, 2025
A YOUNG Syrian man has become the first person to die while trying to cross the Channel to Britain this year.
He is believed to have crushed to death by other people after their leaky dinghy got into difficulty overnight on Friday.
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