A BODY has been found at a property in Bury.
Police were called to Bolton Road in Hawkshaw this afternoon.
A police cordon has been installed, and crime scene investigators are on the scene.
A police spokesman said: "We were called shortly before 3pm to reports of a deceased man.
"It is not being treated as suspicious.
"Officers are still on the scene."
Residents reported that there are three police cars, a CSI van and an unmarked police vehicle at the scene.
A spokeswoman for the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) said: "We were called shortly before 3pm.
"We attended an incident with one ambulance and a rapid response vehicle.
"The police were also in attendance.
"We did not take anyone to hospital."
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