A 16-year-old Sudanese migrant who disappeared at sea has been found dead on a beach near Calais, a French minister has said.
Marlene Schiappa, who is in charge of citizenship within France’s government, said the teenager was found on the beach of Sangatte on Wednesday morning.
The French prefecture said the body was discovered on Wednesday morning during a huge search and rescue effort after they were notified at 1.09am that a migrant suffering from hypothermia had been found on the beach.
He was taken to hospital and told authorities he had been on a makeshift boat which had capsized.
And he said his companion, who could not swim, might still be in the water.
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