Remains recovered from the River Irwell have been confirmed to be a human leg, police said.

Police will now start DNA tests to try and establish the identity of the person.

The discovery was made yesterday by a passer-by walking next to the river in Salford.

Emergency services were scrambled to a stretch of the river near the red Jubilee Bridge, off Britannia Street.

The North West Police Underwater Search and Marine Unit was also sent and divers are continuing to search a stretch of the river today.

In a statement GMP said: "Shortly before 9am on Wednesday 28 November 2018 police were called to a report that suspected human remains had been seen in the River Irwell near to Whit Lane, Pendleton.

"Officers and specialist underwater teams attended and the remains have been identified as a human leg.

"Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing but, at this time, there are not believed to be any suspicious circumstances.

"Anyone with information should call police on 101 or the independent charity Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111. "

The Jubilee Bridge spans the river from Littleton Road playing fields at Lower Kersal to the Whit Lane area of the city.

Police are also checking a list of missing people.