LIVE: Police are searching a canal for missing man - latest updates

Police are continuing to search a canal in Marple for missing man Chris Barlow.

A number of police TAU vans and a specialist water search and marine unit vehicle were spotted at the scene along Brabyns Bow beside the Peak Forest Canal on Monday evening.

Greater Manchester Police confirmed that officers were searching the area for Mr Barlow, who remains a 'high-risk' missing person. The force had previously issued an appeal about Mr Barlow, who was last seen in the Marple area in the early hours of Sunday (June 4).

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Officers investigating the disappearance of the 31-year-old said they were becoming 'increasingly concerned' about him after he was last seen along Brabyns Brow at 1.23am.

It is unclear whether divers had gone into the canal, which stretches for 15 miles south from Dukinfield and through Marple Locks to Buxworth in the Peak District.

Later on Monday evening, the police presence beside the canal grew, with detectives also reportedly at the scene.

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Police underwater search teams were pictured beside the Peak Forest Canal yesterday evening.

However, it is unclear whether divers had entered the canal, which stretches for 15 miles south from Dukinfield and through Marple Locks to Buxworth in the Peak District.