A body has been found in the search for a missing teenager in Greater Manchester.

Catherine, 17, was last seen on Queens Road in Ashton-under-Lyne, a town six miles east of Manchester, at around 2.20am on Saturday.

Searches led to a property on Whalley Close – about one mile away from her last sighting – at around 9am yesterday.

Police said that a girl, 17, was found at the scene. She was given CPR but was declared dead that day.

Her cause of death remains unclear, as detectives are ‘keeping an open mind’.

The teen is believed to be Catherine, though she has not been formally identified. Her next of kin have been informed. A man, 55, has been arrested on suspicion of murder and remains in custody.

Detective Chief Inspector Anna Barker said: ‘Firstly, our thoughts are with the family

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