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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Diane Taylor

Many victims of Channel dinghy tragedy could have been saved, inquiry lawyers say

People hold up photos of victims
Mourners hold a vigil on 24 November 2022, the first anniversary of the tragedy, for the people who died in the Channel that day. Photograph: Tolga Akmen/EPA

Many of the people who drowned in the biggest ever loss of life in a migrant dinghy in the Channel could have been saved if rescue services had searched for them for longer, lawyers for their families have said.

Their comments came after the independent Cranston inquiry, which is scrutinising the circumstances surrounding the mass drowning, heard evidence from an expert into survivability in the water.

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