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Dinghy lands on Kent coast – Illegal immigrants detained after GB News producer alerts authorities

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A migrant dinghy has landed on a Kent beach undetected by UK authorities, who were only alerted after a GB News producer called the Coastguard. The dramatic landing happened just before noon on Monday at The Warren, a rocky stretch of coast near Folkestone. GB News was alerted by a local skipper, who saw the migrant dinghy, with up to 10 illegal immigrants onboard, heading towards the shore. Our Kent producer, who tracks and films migrant arrivals in Dover, managed to capture some images of the vessel as it approached the coast. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say After calling the Coastguard, he arrived at the scene of the landing, a rocky and secluded nature reserve a few miles from Folkestone. By the time he reached the shoreline, most of those on board had run off, but our producer managed to persuade three of the illegal immigrants to stay with him until police arrived a few minutes later. After a spate of migrant dinghy landings a few years ago, Border Force improved their at-sea-de