Lille (France) (AFP) — A young migrant was found dead early Sunday on a beach in northern France, the latest in a rising number of deaths in attempted Channel crossings, local authorities said.

“The body of a young man was discovered on the beach of Saint-Etienne-au-Mont. It is highly likely that he was a migrant who attempted the crossing to Great Britain last night,” the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said in a statement.

An investigation will need to determine if there is a connection between the death and an attempted crossing that occurred slightly farther north, near Equihen-Plage, local prosecutor Cecile Gressier told AFP.

Around 50 migrants who failed to set sail were rescued early Sunday morning at Equihen-Plage, and a 49-year-old woman suffering from hypothermia was taken to hospita

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