Body of man found at Hollingworth Lake

Date published: 01 October 2012


A young man has died after jumping from the M62 Rakewood Viaduct at Hollingworth Lake.

The man, whose identity has not been released, was found in the valley, 140 feet below the viaduct.

A police spokesman said there are "no suspicious circumstances".

Rakewood Viaduct carries the M62 Motorway over Rakewood Valley and Longden End Brook between junctions 21 and 22 at Littleborough.

 

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