Police investigation launched after man found dead at farm

Police at Collop Gate Farm
Police were called to Collop Gate Farm last night Credit: Manchester Evening News

Police say they found a man dead at a farm in Heywood, Greater Manchester, after they were called to reports of a burglary at the property.

Officers say that the man suffered a 'medical episode' when he went to investigate the break in.

Police were called to the incident at Collop Gate Farm off Manchester Road at around 11.15 last night. Paramedics tried to save the man but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police at the scene at Collop Gate farm Credit: Manchester Evening News