The body of a 19-year-old girl has been found close to a footpath in the early hours of the morning.
The tragic discovery was made in Bury shortly after 1am.
Police were called to reports of concern for welfare on a footpath near to the Kirklees Trail, the Manchester Evening News reports.
Eyewitnesses say they saw officers searching near to a bridge on a former railway line, which links Bury, Tottington and Greenmount.
A resident living nearby said: "I woke up at about 3am and there were ambulance and police parked on the street.
"They walked towards the bridge behind my house and there was some activity over there.
"It was quite unsettling to see."
There are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances surrounding the woman's death.
Greater Manchester Police said a file has been passed to the coroner.
A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service said: "We were called to Darlington Close at 1.35am on Wednesday.
"We attended with an ambulance and rapid response vehicle, but no one was taken to hospital."
