A body has been found in the River Irwell in Bury, police have said. Emergency services were called to Jubilee Way near the town centre on Monday afternoon.
No further details about the age or gender of the person have been released at this stage. Witnesses have described a large emergency services response, with three ambulances, two fire engines and six police cars called to the scene close to a bridge over the river at about 4pm.
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A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: "Officers were called by colleagues from Greater Manchester Fire Rescue Service just after 4pm today to a report of a body in water. Emergency services are in attendance and enquiries are on-going."
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "Just before 4pm this afternoon, two fire engines from Bury central and Ramsbottom fire station were called to reports of a person in the water on Jubilee Way, Bury. The crews arrived quickly at scene.
"Firefighters wearing full water kit rescued one person from the water. Firefighters have been in attendance for around an hour and are still at the scene."
On Monday afternoon a footpath close to the scene was cordoned off, with police officers guarding both ends. Forensics investigators could be seen working in a woodland close to the river.
The stretch of water is close to where 12-year-old Somali refugee Shukri Abdi drowned during a heatwave in June 2019.
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