A baby has died after being thrown from a bridge into a river.
Police were called to reports that a child was in the River Irwell in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester , shortly before 4.25pm on Wednesday.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the young boy was recovered from a river.
The child was rescued after emergency services attended the scene and was taken to hospital where he has died.
A police cordon is in place in Blackburn Street surrounding a town centre bridge.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police said: "A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. He remains in custody for questioning.
"An investigation is under way and enquiries are ongoing."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 1930 of 11/09/2019, or Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called at 4.28pm to a rescue of a person in water in Pilkington Way, Radcliffe.
"Fire engines from Whitefield, Farnworth and Eccles attended the incident along with a water incident unit from Eccles.
"Crews rescued one casualty who was then handed over to NWAS (North West Ambulance Service)."
