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Body found in search for missing Manchester firefighter
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service have paid tribute to its ‘much loved’ employee
A body has been found in the search for a missing firefighter from Manchester, GMP have confirmed.
Daniel Lee, forty-one, was last seen leaving Mojos bar down Bridge Street at around 1:10am on Monday (August 22nd) after a night out with friends.
CCTV showed Daniel near Parsonage Gardens, with his phone last being tracked to near the Lowry Hotel in Salford.
But yesterday (August 25th), a man’s body was recovered from the River Irwell in Ordsall, Salford, at around 3:15pm.
The force said Daniel’s family had been informed. He leaves behind two children and two step-children.
Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service (GMFRS) said Daniel was a ‘much-loved’ employee.
In a statement, chief fire officer Dave Russel said colleagues were ‘shocked and deeply saddened’ by his ‘untimely death’.
He said: “Everyone at GMFRS is shocked and deeply saddened by the untimely death of our colleague Watch Manager Dan Lee.
“Our thoughts are with Dan’s family and friends, as they have been over the past few days as the search for him has taken place.
“This is a tragic end to a very difficult week and not the outcome we all so desperately hoped for.
“On behalf of GMFRS, I want to thank GMP for their efforts in the search for Dan, as well as colleagues from across GMFRS and residents and partners from across our city region who have supported the search.
“Dan, who served with GMFRS for sixteen years, was a popular and valued member of our GMFRS family and he will be greatly missed.”