Body of migrant washes up on French beach after 'chaotic' attempt to board dinghy to cross Channel - as fresh arrivals are spotted at Dover

The body of a man in his 20s has been found on a French beach after a 'chaotic' attempt to get on a dinghy to cross the Channel to the UK.The man was found on Sainte-Cecile beach near the town of Le Touquet this morning.A rescue team from France's Operational Centre for Surveillance (CROSS) was deployed overnight after migrants boarded a 'makeshift vessel' on the beach.French authorities stopped the boat from leaving, but no one was found after a 'thorough' search of the water using a small craft as well as 'land-based units'.Five men were later seen by firefighters as they showed signs of hypothermia after the attempted boarding of the makeshift boat, dubbed by the coastguard as 'chaotic'.An investigation is set to be launched to 'determine the circumstances surrounding the incident', the coastguard has said.In July, a police probe was launched after a migrant's body was found on a beach in Calais as detectives sought to find out if those responsible had fled to Britain.A month later, an Afghan national was found dead on a dinghy in the Channel.It comes as new arrivals were spotted being helped ashore to Dover after being rescued in the middle of the Channel trying to reach the UK. Migrants get off a Border Force boat in Dover Kent after trying to cross the English Channel today It comes after a man in his 20s was found dead on Sainte-Cecile beach near the town of Le Touquet this morning Join the discussionWhat should Britain do to stop dangerous Channel crossings once and for all?What's your view?Since November 7, 763 migrants and a dozen boats have arrived on British shores. However, there have been no arrivals since Monday. It comes amid concerns of violence on the French coast, where footage of migrants punching and shoving each other in desperate attempts to get on boats to Britain emerged.In one video, dozens of people can be seen scrambling into an inflatable dinghy, with those already on board striking out at others trying to climb in.The dangerously overcrowded vessel appears to dip towards the water as passengers jostle for space, raising fears that it could capsize before even leaving the shoreline.People smugglers have also been accused of openly mocking British authorities after a distinctive inflatable boat decorated in the colours of the Kurdish flag was spotted preparing to cross the Channel.More than 20 men were filmed aboard the vessel off a Belgian beach in the early hours of late October as police watched nearby.The boat featured the red, white and green stripes and yellow sunburst emblem associated with the Kurdish flag. - dissimilar to the black inflatable dinghies usually used by trafficking gangs.Although it remains unclear if the vessel, which was filmed near the French border, ever reached the UK, it sparked fury on British shores, with politicians accusing the Government of failing to disrupt criminal gangs orchestrating the crossings.Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp said: 'Far from smashing the gangs as Labour promised, the Kurdish people smugglers are now openly laughing in the Government's faces with an illegal immigrant boat decked in their national colours.'The coming days are calm seas for a fortnight or so, and hundreds of illegal immigrants are set to flock across the Channel.'The Government's returns deal with France has collapsed, and the authorities on the other side of the Channel are standing by as illegal immigrants and people smugglers run amok and launch ever larger boats.'Shabana Mahmood has failed.'He added: 'The only solution is the Conservative borders plan - leave the European Convention on Human Rights so we can deport all illegal immigrants upon arrival. Then the crossings will stop.' Pictured: More migrants arriving in Dover today in a Border Force boat after being rescued from the channelReform UK leader Nigel Farage also condemned the scenes, writing on X: 'The Belgian authorities, like the French, are just standing and watching.'This boat is even custom-made to match the Kurdish flag. The gangs are laughing at us.'The latest arrivals will pile further pressure on the Labour Government over its handling of illegal migration, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham facing continued criticism of his efforts to stop the small boats.The Government has repeatedly insisted that its efforts to tackle the trafficking gangs are delivering results, pointing to cooperation with French authorities and the seizure of boats and engines used in the crossings.A Home Office spokesperson said: 'We have made progress tackling the small boats. Crossings are down significantly, and we have just recorded the lowest number of summer arrivals since 2020.'We are taking action, with joint efforts preventing over 48,000 crossing attempts and seizing 1,100 boats and engines since the election.'But we must go further, which is why we are boosting the number of officers on the ground in France and removing the pull factors drawing people here through illegal and dangerous routes.'