Greater Manchester Police are searching the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park in Salford after reports that a boy gets into difficulty in the water. Officers respond following the boy’s last reported sighting near the river at the park. Specialist divers are dispatched to help with the search. Police say the boy was last seen getting into difficulty in the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park. The BBC reports that the search continues and highlights that it comes after a recent spate of water-related deaths, while police continue their efforts to locate the child. Authorities have not provided further details about the boy, such as his age, or about the circumstances leading up to the incident in the reports provided. The search is ongoing, with resources including trained divers working in the river area as police attempt to determine what happened and find the missing boy.
Police search River Irwell at Clifton Country Park for missing boy
Greater Manchester Police are searching the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park in Salford after reports that a boy gets into difficulty in the water. Officers respond following the boy’s last report...
- Greater Manchester Police conduct a search at Clifton Country Park in Salford.
- The boy is last seen getting into difficulty in the River Irwell.
- Specialist divers are deployed as part of the search.
- Police say the incident occurs at the river area within the park.
- Reports indicate the search is continuing.
The boy was last seen getting into difficulty in water at Clifton Country Park in Salford, police say.
2 months agoPolice say the boy was last seen getting into difficulty in the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park.
2 months agoGreater Manchester Police has dispatched specialist divers to the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park in Salford after reports of a boy getting into difficulty in the water
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