See What Man
Finds Inside His Boot After Driving From France To UK | Photos
A man has
been left dumbfounded after he found a migrant hiding inside his car after
driving from France to the UK.
Paul
Edmunds, a 59-year-old holidaymaker recently got home from France only to be
shocked when he found an Ethiopian illegal immigrant hiding in the boot of his
Nissan.
According to
The Sun UK, Paul was unpacking when he saw the man’s trainers poking out from
among his bags.
Paul said:
“He asked if he was in England. I said ‘Yes — well Wales, actually.’ He made a
prayer gesture and smiled.”
The man, who
crept into the van at Calais, was arrested in Caersws, Wales.
Paul and
wife Janet stopped in the French port for a toilet break before taking the
Eurotunnel shuttle back to Britain.
But as Paul
unpacked their Nissan Navara at home following a 4½ hour drive from Folkestone
he spotted a strange pair of trainers.
When the
Ethiopian found out he was in Wales he made a prayer gesture and smiled
Then he saw
the legs of the 22-year-old migrant, who had trekked 4,500 miles to reach
Paul’s home in Caersws, Wales.
Businessman
Paul said: “When I saw a face I asked ‘Where do you come from, Calais?’
“He didn’t
speak English but was able to ask if he was in England. I said ‘Yes — well
Wales actually’ and he made a prayer sign and smiled.
“I asked him
again where he was from and he said ‘Africa’.
“He had a
phone and was trying to contact someone here.
“I’ve never
seen my wife’s mouth open so wide as when she saw him step out of the boot.”
Paul called
police and gave the stowaway some water and chocolate while they waited for
them. The man was arrested and handed to immigration officials.
Paul, Janet
and two friends had been on a four-day trip and stopped at Calais for an hour
before boarding the shuttle.
He said:
“The three others went for a coffee while I had a nap in the vehicle. He could
have jumped in while I was asleep.”
During the
drive from Folkestone Paul stopped twice, to get petrol and for a toilet break.
The Home
Office said the man will be dealt according to immigration rules. Lorry drivers
face fines if stowaway migrants are found but holidaymakers do not.
Source: Tori
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