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A national check of missing persons is taking place by detectives trying to solve the mystery of human remains found at a nature reserve. A murder investigation was launched after the discovery was made at the Kersal Wetlands in Salford on Thursday afternoon.
A member of the public found part of a man's lower body wrapped in multiple layers of cellophane near Radford Street. The victim has not been identified, though he is thought to be 'older than 40' and 'has only been dead for a matter of days' officers said.
Police are still trying to establish the ethnicity of the victim as well as his identity. One possibility is that other body parts may have been disposed of in the nearby River Irwell and underwater search units have now been deployed.
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A 20-year-old man from the local area was arrested on suspicion of murder on Saturday evening, and has remained in custody for questioning.
Throughout today, crime scene investigators in white suits and detectives were seen conducting inquiries at the scene of the nature reserve. The specialist Tactical Aid Unit officers scoured and navigated through the wetlands equipped with hiking gear.
Divers were spotted manoeuvring in and out of the cordoned-off area, augmenting the search efforts alongside police and sniffer dogs as they meticulously combed the wetlands and adjoining woodland for further evidence.
The Cliff, or The Landslide, or as it’s known among locals, Lanny, along the top of Lower Broughton Road, has also been scoured, with police being deployed from vehicles parked on Bury New Road today.
Traffic on the adjoining street slowed to a crawl, with numerous passersby halting their
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