Migrant dies trying to cross English Channel
The RNLI was sent to an incident in Dover on Friday morning.
Last updated 18th Apr 2025
It is understood that a migrant has died trying to cross the English Channel.
The RNLI has confirmed that a group of migrants were brought ashore during an incident in the English Channel on Friday.
Blue forensic tents could be seen outside the Dover lifeboat station after it launched its all-weather life-boat.
In a statement, the RNLI said: "Dover RNLI's all-weather lifeboat was tasked by HM Coastguard at 8.15am today (Friday 18 April) to an incident in the Channel."
The death comes after more than 700 migrants crossed the English Channel on Tuesday in the highest number of arrivals on a single day so far this year.
Home Office provisional figures suggest 705 people made the journey in 12 boats.
The figures confirmed earlier this week brought the cumulative number of arrivals in 2025 to a provisional total of 8,888.
The figures come as the Government has vowed to crack down on people-smuggling across the Channel.