PARIS, May 21 (Reuters) - Two people have died after a boat carrying migrants trying to cross the English Channel got into difficulties near Calais, said the French regional authority on Wednesday.

French ‘bird-man’ Franky Zapata successfully crosses English Channel on flyboard. Pilot Louis Blériot flew the first plane across the Channel 110 years ago. By Ibtissem Guenfoud.

ECAULT FOREST, France (AP) — Isaac stared down at his sandals and wondered out loud how suitable they'd be for the ordeal ahead: A perilous crossing of the English Channel, where scores of ...

Swiss man flies over English Channel on jet-propelled wing. By ABC News. September 28, 2008, 2:46 PM. ... The 49-year-old said the Channel crossing was the realization of a dream.

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman is getting ready to do something that fewer than 2,000 people have ever done successfully. Amy Wamsley is preparing to swim across the ...

YELLOW SPRINGS, Ohio (WDTN) — A Yellow Springs woman whose childhood dream was to swim the English Channel has turned that dream into a reality. Amy Wamsley trained for more than a year for the ...