Police in Tameside have been given powers to remove anyone found around the area surrounding Audenshaw Reservoir
The section 45 Dispersal Authority gives police the power granted to direct any person who is in a public place in the locality of Audenshaw Reservoir, bordered by Corporation Road, Stamford Road, Taylor Lane and the M60 to
a) leave the locality (or part of the locality), and
b) not to return to the locality (or part of the locality) for the period specified
13 Dispersal Notices have already been issued say police
The waters can be tempting during these prolonged periods of dry and warm weather, but the risks of injury and death in open water are very real.
Earlier today Greater Manchester’s Fire Service reminded people of the dangers of swimming and jumping into open water as it launches its annual water safety campaign.
The campaign launches ahead of the Royal Life Saving Society’s Drowning Prevention Week, which will take place from 17 June to 24 June 2023.
It comes as figures released show that 226 people in the UK accidentally drowned in 2022.
With the prolonged hot weather the service has been busy spreading safety advice on the dangers of water, and what to do should anyone ever find someone, or themselves, in difficulty in water, including ‘Float to Live’ and ‘Call, Tell, Throw’.
In the last decade the number of water related incidents that GMFRS have attended has doubled, and of those incidents 65 have sadly been fatal.
Water related incidents also tend to occur more over the summer with the periods of warmer weather. The water can seem an inviting way to cool off, but the dangers often cannot be seen.
