The body of an illegal Asian migrant wearing a wetsuit who tried to swim across the Channel to Britain has been found on a beach in northern France.
The illegal immigrant, carrying a compass and energy food bars, is thought to have drowned and been washed back ashore after attempting the hazardous 21-mile crossing, Daily Mail reported.
The unidentified Asian woman, thought to be in her thirties, also had spare clothes in a plastic pouch and was smeared with vaseline to protect the skin during the swim through the world’s busiest shipping lane.
Her body was found on a beach near the coastal town of Wimereux Sunday evening, said police.
Boulogne public prosecutor Jean-Philippe Joubert said: “The body was spotted by a passer-by on Sunday evening.
“Swimming the Channel is a highly dangerous thing to do and is only ever attempted by very experienced swimmers with a support vessel.”
There are thought to be around 1,000 illegal immigrants massed in northern France.