Wigan borough firefighters assist body removal

Wigan borough firefighters have helped with removal of a body from a house.

Officers from Atherton Fire Station assisted police and the coroner with entry into Snydale Gate Farm on Bolton Road in Westhoughton at around midday on Thursday June 30.

The body was a male believed to be in his late 50s.

A spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said: “Inquiries suggest there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death and a file is being prepared to be passed to the coroner.”

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