# British family urges France to release relative’s body after Channel death

https://mins.news/en/item/38787

- The Guardian, 2026-08-31 13:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/aug/31/british-family-plead-with-french-authorities-to-release-body-of-relative-who-died-in-the-channel

> Jasmeet Wadhwa, 32, died on 1 April while trying to reach the UK by dinghy after fleeing Taliban persecution in Afghanistan. His British relatives joined relatives of another man who died on the boat in a Dunkirk protest, demanding that French authorities release the bodies, which have been held for five months.