The teenager dead body thought to be that of a migrant trying to reach the UK from Calais was found
by police at thirteen past four in the morning on Thursday on the loading bay of the vehicle shuttle
service on the roof of a Eurotunnel train.
Investigators believe the
man died in France and his body was carried through the tunnel to Folkestone.
A Kent Police spokesman
said: "Inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances behind his
death."
The death comes as
authorities on both sides of the Channel struggle with a growing migrant crisis
centred on Calais.
Earlier this week
Eurotunnel asked the British and French governments to repay €9.7m (£6.8m) it
has spent on boosting security.
Chief executive Jaques
Gounon warned that the thousands of people fleeing their own countries and
concentrated in the Calais area could continue to disrupt traffic and lead to
additional security costs.
"Public authorities
underestimate the migrant situation," he said, as he revealed Eurotunnel
had spent €13m (£9m) on security measures in the first half of 2015.
Before the request, the UK
government had already agreed to pay Eurotunnel €4.7 (£3.3m).
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