A body has been found after police were called with reports of someone ‘getting into trouble’ in the water at Salford Quays.
Emergency services and specialized search teams were hurled to the quays at Media City shortly after 6 p.m. on Saturday.
About four hours later, Greater Manchester Police said a body had been found but had not yet been recovered from the water.
It came after firefighters helped a young person who struggled in the water in a separate incident earlier in the day.
A GMP statement said: ‘Unfortunately, we found a body in the water off Salford Quays after a report was made to us earlier in the evening of a person getting into trouble in the water.
“While formal identification has not yet taken place, we believe it is the person emergency services are looking for.
“Their families have been kept informed by our officers and supported during this most painful time.
“A cordon remains in place.”
Earlier this week, a 24-year-old woman died after a number of paddle boarders got into trouble in the water off Conwy Morfa beach in North Wales.
Emma Louise Powell, from Llandudno, was one of two people taken to Ysbyty Gwynedd by ambulance. She died in hospital on Thursday.
A 16-year-old also died after getting into trouble in a canal in West Yorkshire.
Alfie McCraw, of Wakefield, disappeared in the water on Tuesday.
Police, ambulance and fire brigade arrived on the scene and his body was recovered after a search.
It prompted the emergency services to warn of the dangers of swimming in hot weather.
Chief Inspector Nick Smart said: ‘We are working with the Canal & River Trust to provide some input to schools before they break up for the holidays to warn of the dangers of open water swimming, but we need everyone to support us. help spread this message.
“It’s predicted to get even hotter over the weekend and into next week, but we urge people not to be tempted to cool off in open water unless it’s a monitored area meant to be.” swimming.
‘Even in the summer months, open water can be very cold.
“Anyone who suddenly enters cold water is prone to hyperventilation, which can engulf the body.
“There may also be hidden currents and unseen hazards such as mudbanks or underwater objects that a swimmer could grab.”
District Station Commander Jimmy Fitt, of the West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service, added: ‘Our advice is not to go in unsupervised waters – as the pull of water, cold water shocks and hidden hazards can put even strong swimmers in trouble. .
‘We need people of all ages who are aware of the risks – we know when it’s hot it’s tempting to get in the water but you should only do it in safely designated areas or the consequences could be deadly .’
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