A full search was carried out but no-one was found, police said
A huge emergency rescue response descended on Irlam Locks last night amid reports of a person in the water.
A large number of police, water rescue units and fire service vehicles were pictured on the scene off Cadishead Way just before midnight on Friday evening (April 10). A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police confirmed the force was called over reports of a person in the water.
Crews carried out a full search of the area into the early hours of this morning. However, no-one was found and the search was stood down.
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In a statement, GMP said: “We were called to a report of a person in the water. Emergency services attended and carried out a full search, no one was found.”
A spokesperson for the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just before 12am last night (Friday 10 April), two fire engines from Stretford and Irlam fire station, along with the Water Incident Unit from Eccles and Technical Response Unit from Ashton, attended an incident near Forebay Drive, Irlam.
“Firefighters were in attendance for around an hour.”
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