Police were called to reports of a body seen in the River Irwell. Large numbers of police, ambulance and fire service vehicles were seen parked on Bridge Street, in Spinningfields, on Wednesday lunchtime.
A member of the public had contacted police after reportedly seeing a body in the water. However, all was not what it seemed.
When officers got closer to the river they realised the body was in fact a mannequin. The emergency service vehicles quickly left the scene.
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