Clifton Country Park incident LIVE with major police search underway after boy enters water

Police are searching the River Irwell at a country park in Salford after a boy was seen in difficulty in the water. Specialist police divers are at Clifton Country Park in Salford today after the incident on Saturday evening. Images from the scene show police are also using a drone on Sunday morning. A large area has been cordoned off and the Tactical Aid Unit are there. A Greater Manchester Police spokesperson has said this morning: "At around 4.49pm on Saturday 27 June 2026, we were called to reports of boy getting into difficulty in the River Irwell at Clifton Country Park. "Emergency services and specialist search teams remain at the scene. The incident is ongoing." Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter It's understood the area concerned is close to a stretch of sand near a bridge crossing over the River Irwell at the park. According to reports, a teenage boy went into the water together with other youngsters. A teenage girl is understood to have been pulled out of the water - the River Irwell - by friends. She's thought to be unhurt, but traumatised. Reports also suggest another boy who went into the water managed to get himself out during the incident. In a separate incident today, the body of a teenage boy has been recovered from a reservoir in Tameside. This is a breaking news story - updates will appear in our live blog below.