Police have released a statement
Queen’s Park Road(Image: Google)
A woman aged 81 was rescued from water after reports of a concern for her welfare, Greater Manchester Police has said.
Emergency services were called to Queen’s Park Road in Heywood, near Rochdale, at around 7.38am on Sunday morning.
Ambulances and police cars were pictured on the road bridge that runs over a stretch of the River Roch in the area, although exact details on what happened haven’t been revealed.
Police said the woman was ‘found in the water’ and later taken to hospital.
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A spokesperson for GMP said she remained in hospital on Sunday afternoon ‘receiving treatment’.
In a statement, police said she was rescued from a body of water.
A spokesperson said: “Officers were called to reports of a concern for welfare on Queen’s Park Road in Heywood at around 7.38am this morning (Sunday 21 September).
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“An 81-year-old woman was found in the water and taken to safety by emergency service workers. She is in hospital receiving treatment.”
No further details have been provided and there’s been no confirmation on her condition.
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