The body of a 19-year-old girl has been found near to a popular footpath in Bury.
Police were called to reports of concern for welfare on Brandle Avenue, near to the Kirklees Trail, at about 1.10am on Wednesday.
Eyewitnesses say they saw officers searching near to a bridge on the former railway line, which links Bury, Tottington and Greenmount.
A resident living on nearby Darlington Close told the Manchester Evening News : "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."
