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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Josie Le Vay

"How can it happen to someone that healthy?": Super-fit dad with 'best body in Swinton' dies aged 42 after heartbreaking cancer battle

A super-fit dad has died aged 42 after a heartbreaking battle with bowel cancer.

Adam Pope, who regularly visited the gym, was given the devastating diagnosis two years ago after passing blood.

The "amazing" fitness fanatic, who friends joked had the "best body in Swinton", developed a tumour and sepsis.

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