Customers were not allowed out of the back of a Toby Carvery when emergency services swarmed the area.
Merseyside Police, paramedics and the fire service were called to the scene at Carr Mill Dam on Garswood Old Road, St Helens at around 12.30pm today (June 1) after receiving a report of a concern for the safety of a teenage girl.
The incident is ongoing and people have been asked to avoid the area.
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There is a large cordon in place near East Lancashire Road, St Helens, outside the Toby Carvery and Carr Mill Dam. Staff at Toby Carvery said that police officers told them to keep customers inside and they were not to leave through the back.
At the scene, one person at the carvery told the ECHO that emergency services swarmed the area. The person was out enjoying the sun and heard that someone could be in the water.
The OYO Lakeside Haydock hotel has also been blocked off by a police cordon.
Search and rescue crews have been working in the water at Carr Mill Dam. Images from the scene show activity also taking place near to the water's edge.
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