Emergency services flocked to the area on Saturday morning
Salford Quays(Image: MEN Media)
A man’s body was recovered at Salford Quays this morning (Saturday).
Police were alerted to a body in the water shortly before 9.20am.
A witness reported seeing a large emergency services presence near the watersports centre.
Specialist crime scene investigation (CSI) teams were spotted along with a private ambulance.
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) have now confirmed a man’s body was pulled from the water.
Formal identification has not yet taken place and no further details about him, including his name and age, have yet been released.
A GMP spokesperson said: “Emergency services were called to reports of a body in water in Salford Quays at around 9.17am this morning (Saturday 8 November 2025).
“Sadly, the body of a man was recovered from the water.
“Formal identification has yet to take place.”
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