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Body recovered from River Mersey at Woolston believed to be local man

By Gary Skentelbery on 16th February 2022 3:00 pm News

A body recovered from the River Mersey at Woolston, last Friday is sadly believed to be of a 62-year-old local man.

At around 9.15 am on Friday 11 February, emergency Services were called to reports of a man in the River Mersey, adjacent to Woolston Waste Disposal Centre, Warrington.

Police, fire and ambulance attended and sadly the man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The body is believed to be that of a 62-year-old man from Woolston.

The death is not being treated as suspicious and a case file will be prepared for the coroner.

⚠️ Woolston Community Recycling Centre (CRC) is temporarily closed until further notice. Our Gatewarth and Stockton Heath sites remain open ⚠️

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause. Find out more about recycling at our centres at https://t.co/bxMtnvP6ri pic.twitter.com/PMle2MKY74

— Warrington Borough Council (@WarringtonBC) February 11, 2022

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Experienced journalist for more than 40 years. Managing Director of magazine publishing group with three in-house titles and on-line daily newspaper for Warrington. Experienced writer, photographer, PR consultant and media expert having written for local, regional and national newspapers. Specialties: PR, media, social networking, photographer, networking, advertising, sales, media crisis management. Chair of Warrington Healthwatch Director Warrington Chamber of Commerce Patron Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation for Peace. Trustee Warrington Disability Partnership. Former Chairman of Warrington Town FC.