A man whose body was recovered from the River Irwell in Bury can be named as David Kirk. Emergency services rushed to a stretch of the river off Jubilee Way near the town centre following reports on Monday, July 18.
Police said they were called a 'report of a concern for the welfare of a man in the water' at around 4pm. Police officers, paramedics and fire crews all attended the scene. Tragically a man's body was then recovered by firefighters.
He can now be named as 61-year-old David Kirk.
