start. the mayday call came around 3am dark and below freezing, an extraordinary rescue effort to save the lives of dozens of migrants in a sinking dinghy in the middle of the english channel. a fishing boat first on the scene, pulling people from the stricken inflatable. men, women and children screaming for help. rnli lifeboats, the royal navy, french navy and coastguard helicopterjoined the operation. with daybreak, the search for survivors intensified, rescue teams trying to spot anyone in the cold waters of the channel. but within a few hours, it became clear the search was for bodies. and later, one of those who didn t make it was brought ashore at dover. lifeboat crews tried to resuscitate some survivors on the quayside. a helicopter took one adult victim to the william harvey hospital, in ashford, where he later died. another adult also received treatment and is thought to have since been discharged. a50,000 people. in the house of commons, the home secretary reflected the mo