A young migrant was found dead early Sunday on a beach in northern France, the latest in a rising number of deaths in attempted Channel crossings, local authorities said. It is highly likely that he was a migrant who attempted the crossing to Great Britain last night," the Pas-de-Calais prefecture said in a statement. An investigation will need to determine if there is a connection between the death and an attempted crossing that occurred slightly farther north, near Equihen-Plage, local prosecutor Cecile Gressier told AFP. AdvertisementThis latest incident brings the number of Channel crossing deaths to at least 27 this year, according to an AFP tally based on official data. Two Somali women died Saturday during one of these attempted crossings near Boulogne-sur-Mer.