Rescue services continue to search for one of two paddleboarders who both ended up in a reservoir on the edge of the Peak District.
Emergency services were called to Dovestone Reservoir, near Oldham, Greater Manchester at around 2.30pm today to reports of two people in the water.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) has since confirmed it was a man and a woman who were paddle-boarding.
The woman was pulled to safety by a member of the public using a throw line before reportedly being treated for hypothermia and shock.
The man remains missing and emergency services, including under water teams, are continuing to search for him.
According to Manchester Evening News, it’s believed the pair are a couple and in their 20s.
(Picture: Kenneth D Bennett/MEN Media)
Police said they do not yet know how the couple ended up in the water.
Posting on Facebook this evening, Oldham Police (part of GMP) said: ‘Underwater teams will continue to search Dovestone Reservoir overnight.
‘The scene will be in place overnight and people are reminded to stay away from the search area.
‘We are not stopping our search and are doing everything we can to locate the missing man.’
Earlier today a Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: ‘At shortly before 2.30pm today (Sunday October 20) fire crews were called to Dovestone Reservoir in Oldham following reports of a person in the water.
‘Three fire engines from Mossley, Stalybridge, and Eccles along with the Water Incident Unit from Leigh quickly attended the scene.
‘Crews are working alongside emergency service colleagues and remain in attendance.’
Meanwhile, in a separate incident 15 miles away in Salford, the body of a man has been recovered from a canal, Manchester Evening News reports.
Emergency were called to Fairbrother Street today to reports of a body in the River Irwell.
Greater Manchester Police issued a statement on X saying: ‘#INCIDENT | Emergency services are currently responding to reports of a body in water in the canal near Fairbrother Street.
‘Sadly, the body of a man has been discovered. A scene remains in place and detectives are investigating the full circumstances surrounding this incident.’
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