River Irwell
Environment Agency investigating frothy substance floating in Salford and Manchester.
She said: “Zakari wrapped everyone around his little finger... Everyone that met him fell in love with him instantly."
Eleven-month-old Zakari William Bennett-Eko died after he was retrieved from the River Irwell in Manchester on Wednesday.
The 11-month-old was rescued from the River Irwell on Wednesday, but later died in hospital.
Police were called to reports that a child was in the River Irwell in Radcliffe, Greater Manchester.
They say she could not swim and would not have tried to.
She is believed to have arrived in the country just a month ago.