To keep up with Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A man has been rescued from a riverbank in Heywood following reports of a large police presence.
Fire crews, ambulances from the North West Ambulance Service and officers from Greater Manchester Police were called to Queens Park Road, in Heywood, from 9pm this evening (August 26).
Firefighters rescued the man using rope rescue equipment before he was taken to hospital. Read more: Latest coronavirus infection rates in Greater Manchester as cases rise in five boroughs Crews were at the scene for around 30 minutes.
A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said: “Just before 9pm on Thursday 26 August, firefighters were called to an incident
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