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Just heard on the grapevine that a body has been recovered from the river Mersey at New Brighton.
Thats all I know at the moment.
Some heartbreaking news for one family to hear today.
Will say a little prayer for them all.

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I have just heard that he was still alive and shouting for help but the police failed to get him out and he died ? not sure how true it is

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I've been told it was washed up by the Eggy Ferry New Brighton??? And pulled out by the coast guard and Fire boat

Very sad news frown


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i was down there when the police and everybody else turned up..he had fallen in at seacombe ferry & was shouting for help but they couldnt get to him in time,he was took out of the river at the eggy ferry..so so sad,not nice to see ..my thoughts are with his family frown

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Did he fall in?? Or did he jump in??

I Find it hard to think somebody could fall in by mistake??

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the fact he was shouting for help suggests he probably fell,very sad either way.

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Its very sad, what an awful shock to his family.

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http://www.wirralglobe.co.uk/news/10213854.Body_of_man_discovered_in_River_Mersey/

Update from Wirral Globe. My thoughts go out to his family.

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as mentioned if he was crying for help it sounds like a tragic accident or a "cry for help" that ended tragically, either way i feel for his family frown


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Seen 3 police cars on blues goin down by the vaults at 9.20 this am and my heart sank hope all is ok school kids think there invincible these days :-( prayers said xx

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He was in his 50's I believe, not a school child.

That's 2 today, plus one attempted last week - sad.


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At this time nobody is sure how he came to be in the water.
Police where there within a minute of the incident being called in.
He had been shouting for help but was to far out due to the tide going out for anyone on the prom to actually do anything other than point at him until the RNLI arrived.
By that time unfortunaly it was to late as he had been in the water approx 25/30 minutes.
I did see a number of people taking pictures. Lets hope nothing insensitive appears on the net!


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That is so sad, I tell you what though that River Mersey is becoming a killer. I'm only young so maybe I have never noticed before but it just seems like every month there is another body found.

My thoughts are with his family x

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where was the other one?

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