A TEEN has been charged over a migrant boat tragedy that left four people dead.
They tragically died after a small boat capsized five miles off the Kent coast in the icy Channel waters on Wednesday.
The migrants were plunged into the icy waters of the Channel when their dinghy sank
43 people were rescued from the water after authorities were alerted in the early hours
Now Ibrahima Bah, 19, has been charged with facilitating attempted illegal entry into the United Kingdom.
He was remanded in custody and will appear before Folkestone Magistrates’ Court on Monday.
In total, 43 people were rescued from the water after a desperate distress call came in just after half past three.
Pictures from Dover showed the migrants, including young children wrapped up against the elements with life jackets still on, being taken ashore.
Many were carried onto land by port officials, while sirens rang out as ambulances rushed to nearby hospitals.
Shocking footage showed the survivors standing in the collapsed dinghy, knee-deep in water.
Some can be seen wearing red life jackets, but others did not have one.
It appears that the flimsy inflatable sustained a puncture, causing it to sink.
Channel Rescue, an organisation that monitors Channel crossings, believes that there were about 50 people on board the small boat.
