Police said they were called to reports a body had been found off White Moss Road South at around 11am on Tuesday (February 22).
A cordon was put in place near the junction with Liverpool Road while emergency services attended the scene.
"Enquiries are ongoing," a spokesman for Lancashire Police said.
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