Family speaks out as police confirm recovery of body near Lowry Hotel following midnight search | A high-achieving Zimbabweangirl, celebrated for earning four scholarships on her path to becoming a barrister, has been found dead in Manchester’s River Irwell. Her body was recovered by specialist divers following a dramatic overnight search operation that began near the Lowry Hotel, where she was last seen.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) confirmed the tragic discovery on Thursday morning, shortly before midday, after receiving reports just after midnight that a person had entered the water close to Sa
lford’s border with Manchester.
Emergency responders, including underwater search and marine units, launched a rescue mission around Blackfriars Road. A police cordon was quickly erected as divers combed the river, and a search boat was seen scouring the waters in the early hours. The girl’s identity has not been publicly released by authorities, but ZimEye has confirmed through family that she was a Zimbabwean national with exceptional academic credentials.
Speaking exclusively to ZimEye, her heartbroken mother shared the distressing days leading up to her daughter’s death
herself. She looked confused. At hospital, she told the nurses privately that her friends had given her cannabis.”
Despite being discharged, her mental state reportedly worsened. Her mother said she began to speak in the third person — saying, “I saw my daughter has fled,” — before wandering alone between restaurants and shops. The family’s appeals for police intervention were initially unsuccessful
