For the latest Rochdale news sign up to the MyRochdale newsletter here A woman found dead in water in Rochdale has been named as 42-year-old Joanne Baird, also known as Joanne Mitchell.
Joanne was found in the water at Hey Brook stream at around 2pm on Thursday, June 2, by police following a major emergency service response.
Joanne has since been identified as being from the Rochdale area. Get the latest updates from across Greater Manchester direct to your inbox with the free MEN newsletter You can sign up very simply by following the instructions here Police are now appealing for help as officers are 'currently treating the death as unexplained', though 'not suspicious', according to Greater Manchester Police.
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