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| Four children found in refrigerated lorry suffering from hypothermia | Four children found in refrigerated lorry suffering from hypothermia |
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| Four children suffered hypothermia after being locked in a refrigerated lorry in a failed bid to get into the UK, the UK Border Force has said. | Four children suffered hypothermia after being locked in a refrigerated lorry in a failed bid to get into the UK, the UK Border Force has said. |
| Officers from UKBF working in Dunkirk, France, found the youngsters, aged from nine to 16, trapped in temperatures of -2C (28F) in the trailer. | Officers from UKBF working in Dunkirk, France, found the youngsters, aged from nine to 16, trapped in temperatures of -2C (28F) in the trailer. |
| They were among a group of four Afghans and three Iranians who were found at around 10am last Friday in a Slovakian-registered lorry used to transport soft cheese. | They were among a group of four Afghans and three Iranians who were found at around 10am last Friday in a Slovakian-registered lorry used to transport soft cheese. |
| It was due to board a midday ferry for Dover and was bound for Milton Keynes – which would have left the stowaways in the trailer for another seven hours if they had not been found. | It was due to board a midday ferry for Dover and was bound for Milton Keynes – which would have left the stowaways in the trailer for another seven hours if they had not been found. |
| Paul Morgan from UKBF said: "This incident shows the desperate lengths that people will go to in their attempts to reach the UK. | Paul Morgan from UKBF said: "This incident shows the desperate lengths that people will go to in their attempts to reach the UK. |
| "It also shows the complete disregard for safety and wellbeing shown by the people-smugglers who no doubt helped get them into this lorry. | "It also shows the complete disregard for safety and wellbeing shown by the people-smugglers who no doubt helped get them into this lorry. |
| "The group had already spent several hours in sub-zero conditions when Border Force officers discovered them. They had no way of getting out. | "The group had already spent several hours in sub-zero conditions when Border Force officers discovered them. They had no way of getting out. |
| "If the lorry had carried on unchecked then this could have had fatal consequences, especially for the children." | "If the lorry had carried on unchecked then this could have had fatal consequences, especially for the children." |
| The four children and one adult were taken to hospital and later given the all-clear. The group is being dealt with by French authorities. The Bulgarian driver of the lorry was questioned by police and released without charge. | The four children and one adult were taken to hospital and later given the all-clear. The group is being dealt with by French authorities. The Bulgarian driver of the lorry was questioned by police and released without charge. |
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