Body of teenage girl recovered from water in Stalybridge
GMP were called to reports of a person getting into difficulty in the water yesterday (15th August)
Last updated 16th Aug 2022
The body of a teenage girl has been recovered from open water in Tameside.
Emergency services were called to the area near Crowswood Drive in Stalybridge at around 6.30pm yesterday (15th August) to reports of a person getting into difficulty.
A body was found in the water later in the evening and was recovered by specialist partners overnight.
Formal identification has taken place and specially trained officers are offering support to the family.
Detectives believe they are not any suspicious circumstances surrounding the girl's death and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
Police are now renewing pleas to avoid entering the water to cool off at reservoirs, rivers, canals or ponds.
Detective Inspector Steven Horton, of our Tameside CID, said: “Yesterday evening’s events are nothing short of devastating and my thoughts are with the friends and family of the young girl who lost her life in such awful circumstances.
“We are doing all we can to support the girl’s family at this incredibly difficult time, and we are focused on ensuring they get the answers they deserve as to how this tragedy occurred.
“From our enquiries so far, we are confident that there are no suspicious circumstances and that this is such a sad reminder of the dangers of entering open water, whatever the weather.”