The body of a man has been found in water following a concern for welfare call.
Emergency services were scrambled to Stratton Drive, in Platt Bridge, Wigan, just after 3.30pm this afternoon (Monday October 11).
It followed reports of a man in the water, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed.
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A GMP spokesman said: "At 3.36pm this afternoon (11 October) police were called to a report of a concern for the welfare of a man in the water close to Stratton Drive, Platt Bridge.
"Emergency services attended and sadly the body of a man was located.
"Officers remain at the scene."
The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) and Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) confirmed that they attended, along with GMP.
A GMFRS spokesman confirmed that firefighters left the scene at around 6pm.
