Hindley, Wigan, at around 4pm Saturday afternoon (July 18). Tragically, his body was later pulled from the water.Mark leaves behind fiancé Lisa Veasey - the mother of his 14-week-old son Corey.He had 'wanted a child for 20 years'.
Mark and Lisa struggled to conceive and had to have IVF.Finally, after two failed rounds, Mark and Lisa welcomed little Corey.Now his family has been left devastated.
Lisa told the Manchester Evening News : "I don't know what to say, I'm absolutely heartbroken. "He was the most loving, kind-hearted, hard-working, gentle man.
He was a doting dad.Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletterYou can sign up very simply by following the instructions here"Corey.
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