NEIGHBOURS spoke of their shock after a body was found in a canal near their homes.
Police and firefighters descended on Old Church Street in Newton Heath after the body was believed to have been discovered by people magnet fishing in the Rochdale Canal.
Police confirmed a man was pronounced dead at the scene, just yards from a busy high street.
A tent was put up on the canal towpath and residents watched on in horror as forensics officers combed the scene for clues.
Stephen Roscoe said he saw three fire engines and about 10 police cars' descend on the scene at about 10.10 am.
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