Nicola Bulley – latest: Body found in River Wyre close to where dog walker went missing
Police searching for Nicola Bulley have retrieved a body from the River Wyre, close to where the mother-of-two went missing in January.
The discovery came after a road and a footpath were cordoned off near St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
A police helicopter was seen flying nearby. The search site is about a mile from where Ms Bulley was lasted spotted.
Lancashire Police confirmed a body had been found by divers but said that no formal identification had yet taken place.
They added: “Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
It was reported that the latest developments followed a tip-off from two walkers.
The mother-of-two disappeared while walking her dog on January 27.
Key Points
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08:17 , Emily Atkinson
Yellow ribbons and daffodils adorn the bench and bridge near to where Nicols Bulley went missing
Police recovered a body from the River Wyre on Sunday as the police investigation to find Ms Bulley, 45, who disappeared while walking her dog along the banks of the River Wyre, continues.
Body found by dog walkers
07:40 , Rich Booth
Two dog walkers found what is believed to be the body of Nicola Bulley just a mile down river from where she went missing, it is understood.
Despite a huge police land, water and air search over the last three weeks it was a man and a woman who spotted a body in the water.
A police spokesman said officers were called to reports of a body in the river close to Rawcliffe Road at around 11.35am on Sunday.
A man was overheard telling police: “It was a body. It is down there. It was a body of a woman. There is definitely a body down there”.
Where was Nicola Bulley last seen?
07:00 , Namita Singh
A body has been found in the River Wyre near where mother-of-two Nicola Bulley went missingLancashire Police said a formal identification is yet to be carried out but the 45-year-old mortgage adviser’s family have been informed.
The body was found around a mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre.
Report:
Where was Nicola Bulley last seen before she went missing?
Nicola Bulley’s friend describes her as ‘the most amazing mum’
06:40 , Namita Singh
A friend of Nicola Bulley has described the missing mother-of-two as “the most amazing mum ever” as she urged online critics to stop spreading false rumours.
Rishi Sunak and his home secretary have expressed “concern” over Lancashire Police’s decision to disclose private details about “specific vulnerabilities” that saw them immeiately label the 45-year-old a high-risk missing person after her disappearance on 27 January.
The force revealed on Wednesday that Ms Bulley had been struggling with alcohol use and symptoms of the peri-menopause, prompting alarm that the disclosure could spark pernicious false rumours on social media.
In comments reported by the Mail on Sunday, her friend Nadia Fell said: “Nikki is a normal mum. We all have ups and downs and being a mum is hard. Every day is a lesson. The menopause can be really tough.”
Report:
Nicola Bulley’s friend describes her as ‘the most amazing mum’
Lancashire Police statement in full as divers find body in search for Nicola Bulley
06:20 , Namita Singh
Divers searching for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley have found a body in the river, police have confirmed.
The 45-year-old vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre while walking her dog after dropping her daughters at school on 27 January.
Lancashire Police confirmed on Sunday a body had been recovered from the River Wyre, near where Ms Bulley went missing.
While no formal identification has been carried out yet, Ms Bulley’s family have been informed of the discovery.
Read Lancashire Police’s statement in full in this report:
Nicola Bulley: Lancashire Police statement in full as divers find body
Lancashire police under inquiry for revealing private information
06:00 , Namita Singh
The investigation into Nicola Bulley‘s disappearance has attracted widespread speculation as well as criticism of the police response.
The force came under fire after making Ms Bulley‘s struggles with alcohol and peri-menopause public three weeks after she vanished.
In a press conference on Wednesday, they revealed the mother-of-two was classed as a “high-risk” missing person immediately after Mr Ansell reported her disappearance, “based on a number of specific vulnerabilities”.
They later added in a statement that Ms Bulley, from Inskip in Lancashire, had stopped taking her HRT medication.
A public backlash and interventions from the government and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper followed, with Lancashire Constabulary confirming a date had been set for an internal review into the investigation.
A spokeswoman said: “A review of the investigation is diarised and will be conducted by our head of crime detective chief superintendent Pauline Stables.”
How the three-week search for Nicola Bulley unfolded
05:40 , Namita Singh
The desperate search for missing mother Nicola Bulley may have come to an end after a body was found in the river near where she vanished.
A tip-off by walkers led specialist divers to find a body on Sunday, and although it has not yet been formally identified, Ms Bulley’s family has been informed of the discovery.
It comes after three weeks of desperate searches of the river and surrounding area, while social-media sleuths spread conspiracy theories and others descended on St Michael’s on Wyre – with some even filming through villagers’ windows.
Peter Bleksley, a former Scotland Yard detective, described it as “troubling” that the case had led to “rampant speculation” on social media, after two “TikTok detectives” were seen digging up woodland near where Ms Bulley had vanished.
More in this report:
Rumours, a river and a private diver: How the search for Nicola Bulley unfolded
‘Agony’ for family after body found in river
05:20 , Namita Singh
Nicola Bulley’s partner has told of his “agony” after a body was found in the river near where she went missing.
The body, which has not yet been formally identified, was found on Sunday morning around a mile from where the 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen.
She had been walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27.In a message to Sky News, her partner Paul Ansell said: “No words right now, just agony.
“We’re all together, we have to be strong.”
Timeline of Nicola Bulley disappearance
05:00 , Namita Singh
A body has been found in the search for missing woman Nicola Bulley after a tip-off by members of the public.
The 45-year-old was last seen on Friday 27 January at around 9.20am while walking her dog alongside the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Ms Bulley’s phone was found, apparently still connected to a Microsoft Teams work call, on a park bench nearby, along with the harness and lead for her dog, Willow, a springer spaniel.
Here is a timeline of how the case has unfolded:
Timeline of Nicola Bulley disappearance as body found in search for missing woman
Diving expert breaks silence after body found in Nicola Bulley search
04:40 , Namita Singh
A diving expert who scoured the river for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley has spoken for the first time since a body was found near where she went missing.
Peter Faulding, head of Specialist Group International, led a team of experts and divers to assist Lancashire Police in searching the river using specialist sonar equipment.
He previously said he did not believe Ms Bulley was in the water, despite police doubling down this week on the theory she fell in the River Wyre.
A body has now been found by divers, and although it has not yet been identified, Ms Bulley’s family have been informed of the discovery.
Responding to the news on Sunday evening, Mr Faulding said: “Our thoughts are with Nicola’s family and friends at this difficult time.”
My colleague Lucy Skoulding reports:
Diving expert breaks silence after body found in Nicola Bulley search
Recap: Lancashire Police recover body in river near where Nicola Bulley went missing
04:20 , Namita Singh
Lancashire Police have found a body in the River Wyre near the location Nicola Bulley went missing. Officials confirmed an underwater search team “entered the water and have sadly recovered a body” yesterday.
Police said no formal identification has been carried out yet, and procedures to do so are ongoing.
Report:
Body found in search for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley
‘Questions must be asked’ about Lancashire Police’s decision-making
04:00 , Namita Singh
Questions “must be asked” about Lancashire Police’s decision to share the details about their “working hypothesis” in the search for Nicola Bulley, says criminal behavioural analyst Laura Richards.
A body was found around a mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog in St Michael’s on 27 January.
No formal identification has yet taken place but Ms Bulley’s family have been told about the discovery.
“The formal identification needs to take place first and foremost,” said Ms Richards in an interview with LBC. “But I do think it raises questions about why would you share a working hypothesis”.
“There should be multiple hypotheses that the police worked at before it becomes a theory. That does not mean it needs to be shared with the public. That just leads to further speculation which is what they don’t want,” she said.
So we don’t know if that is Nicola, we don’t know how the body got there, and I think there are questions to be asked that if that was her, how was she missed within a mile radius search when there were three or four specialist teams, including Peter Faulding, who had searched that stretch of the river.
Laura Richards
“Peter himself said had he known about her being high risk and the specific vulnerabilities, his search parameters would’ve been different.
“So the questions must be asked about their decision-making. Why did they not share that information with the people searching for her? If it is indeed Nicola.”
Investigation into whether police disclosed personal issues ‘inappropriately’
03:45 , Namita Singh
A data watchdog is set to probe Lancashire Police about the force’s decision to disclose personal details about missing Nicola Bulley.
Earlier this week, the force detailed how the mother of two’s had been struggling with alcohol and hormone replacement therapy for perimenopause in the lead-up to her disappearance on January 27.
Read the full story.
Man who found Nicola Bulley’s phone and dog knew ‘something wasn’t right'
03:15 , Lucy Skoulding
A dog walker who found Nicola Bulley’s mobile phone on a bench before she had been reported missing has claimed that he “knew something wasn’t right” .
The man, identified only as Ron, thought when he first spotted the phone that someone had left it there while they had gone to relieve themselves nearby.
He had been walking beside the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, close to the spot where the mother of two disappeared on the morning of 27 January.
Read the full story.
Exactly where body was found
02:15 , Lucy Skoulding
A man and a woman walking their dog are understood to have discovered the body and called police on Sunday.
The body was found on an unremarkable stretch of the river, just past a slight bend, a mile or so outside the village, close to where a tree had fallen on its side half in the water.
Police had earlier erected a tent and cordoned off the lane while police divers were called in, but the road reopened around three hours later once the body was recovered.
The police diving team could be seen conducting the search while a police drone and helicopter flew above.
How the three-week search for Nicola Bulley unfolded
01:15 , Lucy Skoulding
The last 23 days have seen Nicola Bulley’s family make heartbreaking appeals for her return home. They have also condemned the “appalling” speculation over her private life – revealing that some people even threatened to sell stories about her.
The search for Ms Bulley began on 27 January when it was discovered she went missing while walking her dog, Willow, by the River Wyre.
Read the full timeline.
Police statement in full
00:15 , Lucy Skoulding
Lancashire Police released a statement today after they found a body close to where Nicola Bulley went missing.
They said: “We were called today at 11:36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road.
“An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body.
“No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.
“Procedures to identify the body are on-going.
“We are currently treating the death as unexplained.
“Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times.
“We ask that their privacy is respected.”
Nicola Bulley’s partner says ‘we have to be strong'
23:15 , Lucy Skoulding
Nicola Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell said they “have to be strong” following the news today that an unidentified body has been discovered close to where the mother went missing.
Speaking to Sky News, Mr Ansell said: “We’re all together, we have to be strong.”
He added that he is in “agony” after the update on the case today.
He said: “No words right now, just agony.”
Villagers condemn ‘TikTok detectives'
22:50 , Lucy Skoulding
Villagers living near where Nicola Bulley disappeared condemned TikTok detectives who have been digging up woodland near where the mother-of-two went missing last month.
Conspiracy theories have been rife on social media after Ms Bulley vanished, with vigilantes descending on St Michael’s on Wyre.
Lancashire Police has been forced to urge members of the public not to interfere with the case and senior investigators said social media sleuths have “distracted” the search for the mother-of-two.
Read the full story by Independent reporter Joseph Rachman.
Nicola Bulley’s partner in ‘agony’ after divers find body in river
22:25 , Lucy Skoulding
Nicola Bulley’s partner has spoken of his “agony” after divers found a body in the search for the missing mother-of-two.
The body was found around a mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre after dropping her daughters at school on 27 January.
In a message sent to a Sky News correspondent on Sunday evening, Ms Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell said: “No words right now, just agony.”
A man and a woman walking their dog are understood to have discovered the body and called police on Sunday.
Diving expert says Nicola Bulley was ‘not at bottom of river’ when team searched
22:14 , Lucy Skoulding
Diving expert Peter Faulding said his team had only cleared the area around the bench where Nicola Bulley’s mobile phone was found, and that the tidal section beyond the weir was “an open book”, according to MailOnline.
“All I can say is when we searched she was not on the bottom of that river,” he said.
“We weren’t searching the reeds, our job was to search the water.”
Diving expert Peter Faulding speaks for first time
21:49 , Lucy Skoulding
A diving expert who scoured the river for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley has spoken for the first time since a body was found near where she went missing.
Peter Faulding, head of Specialist Group International, led a team of experts and divers to assist Lancashire Police in searching the river using specialist sonar equipment.
He previously said he did not believe Ms Bulley was in the water, despite police doubling down this week on the theory she fell in the River Wyre.
Timeline of Nicola Bulley’s disappearance
21:40 , Lucy Skoulding
On the morning of 27 January, Ms Bulley left her home with her two daughters, aged six and nine, dropping them off at school and engaging in a brief conversation with another parent around 15 minutes later.
She then took her spaniel, Willow, for a walk along the path by the River Wyre at 8.43am, heading towards a gate and bench in the lower field. She was seen by a dog walker who knew her at around 8.50am, and their pets interacted briefly before they parted ways.
At 8.53am, Ms Bulley sent an email to her boss, followed by a message to her friends six minutes later, before logging on to a Microsoft Teams call at 9.01am. She was seen by a second witness at 9.10am - the last known sighting.
Her phone was back in the area of the bench at 9.20am before the Teams call ended 10 minutes later, with her mobile remaining logged on after the call. At 9.33am, another dog walker found her phone on a bench beside the river, with Willow darting between the two.
The map below shows where a body was recovered by divers on Sunday, in comparison to where Ms Bulley was last seen.
Peter Faulding speaks on news body found
20:53 , Lucy Skoulding
A diving expert who scoured the river for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley has spoken for the first time since a body was found near where she went missing.
Peter Faulding, head of Specialist Group International, led a team of experts and divers to assist Lancashire Police in searching the river using specialist sonar equipment.
He previously said he did not believe Ms Bulley was in the water, despite police doubling down this week on the theory she fell in the River Wyre.
Read more below:
Diving expert breaks silence after body found in Nicola Bulley search
How the three-week search for Nicola Bulley unfolded
20:15 , Lucy Skoulding
The desperate search for missing mother Nicola Bulley may have come to an end after a body was found in the river near where she vanished.
A tip-off by walkers led specialist divers to find a body on Sunday, and although it has not yet been formally identified, Ms Bulley’s family have been informed of the discovery.
It comes after three weeks of desperate searches of the river and surrounding areas, while social media sleuths spread conspiracy theories and descended on St Michael’s on Wyre - with some even filming through villagers’ windows.
Read the full story by Martha McHardy.
Family ‘appalled’ at police for releasing private details of Nicola Bulley
19:45 , Lucy Skoulding
Shortly after police revealed Nicola Bulley’s struggles with alcohol, her family released a statement condemning the “appalling” speculation around her private life, saying that they believed the public had become “distracted” from the search.
“Although we know that Nikki would not have wanted [personal details revealed], there are people out there speculating and threatening to sell stories about her. This is appalling and needs to stop,” her family said.
In a press conference on Wednesday, police revealed the mother-of-two was classed as a “high-risk” missing person immediately after her partner Paul Ansell reported her disappearance, “based on a number of specific vulnerabilities”.
Full police statement
19:15 , Lucy Skoulding
Lancashire Constabulary shared a full statement today after a body was found in the search for missing Nicola Bulley.
They said: “We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road.
“An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body.
“No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.
“Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. We are currently treating the death as unexplained.
“Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
Map shows where body was found
18:44 , Lucy Skoulding
A map shows where a body was found in the River Wyre today as Lancashire police continue working on the case of missing Nicola Bulley.
A body was discovered in the water not far from where the mother-of-two vanished on 27 January.
No formal identification has happened yet so police cannot confirm if it is Ms Bulley or not.
But the map shows it was found quite close to where she was last seen walking her dog, Willow.
Home Secretary speaks out after body found
18:18 , Lucy Skoulding
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has spoken out after a body was found close to where Nicola Bulley went missing three weeks ago.
Ms Braverman tweeted: “These are heart-breaking and distressing developments.
“My thoughts remain with Nicola’s family at this extremely difficult time.”
These are heart-breaking and distressing developments. My thoughts remain with Nicola's family at this extremely difficult time. https://t.co/1L3mhNAhgZ
— Suella Braverman MP (@SuellaBraverman) February 19, 2023
Penny Morduant condemns ‘drama and distraction’ surrounding search
17:46 , Lucy Skoulding
MP Penny Mordaunt condemned what she described as the “drama and distraction” surrounding the search for Nicola Bulley.
The Commons leader spoke about the missing mother with Trevor Phillips on Sophy Ridge on Sunday.
She said the home secretary and prime minister are right to express concerns regarding the handling of the case.
Mordaunt said: “I can’t image what this must have been like for her family.
“It’s bad enough if a member of your family goes missing, but to have all this additional drama and distraction from the most important thing which is what happened to her.”
Death of person found in river treated as ‘unexplained’
17:30 , Lucy Skoulding
Police say the death of the person who was found in the River Wyre today is being treated as “unexplained”.
Lancashire Constabulary shared a statement today to say a body has been discovered close to where Nicola Bulley went missing three weeks ago.
The person was found in the River Wyre.
No formal identification has taken place so police cannot yet say whether it is Ms Bulley or not.
Expert diver speaks out
17:15 , Lucy Skoulding
Peter Faulding, the diving expert who helped in the search for Nicola Bulley has spoken out after a body was discovered close to where the mother-of-two vanished on 27 January.
Formal identification hasn’t taken place yet so police have not confirmed who the person is.
Mr Faulding is head of expert search group, Specialist Group International. Ms Bulley’s family recruited the organisation to assist the police ten days into the search for the missing dog walker.
After learning the news a body has been discovered, Mr Faulding tweeted today: “Our thoughts are with Nicola’s family and friends at this difficult time. #nicolabulley”
Our thoughts are with Nicola’s family and friends at this difficult time. #nicolabulley https://t.co/aIFFwG0ATz
— Peter Faulding (@peter_faulding) February 19, 2023
Police ask public to respect family’s privacy
17:00 , Lucy Skoulding
Lancashire Constabulary are asking police to respect the privacy of Nicola Bulley’s family after a body has been found in the river close to where she went missing.
No formal identification has taken place so police cannot confirm who it is.
Police have been looking in the River Wyre, Lancashire as one theory to explain what happened after the mother-of-two disappeared while walking her dog along the river on 27 January.
Her phone was found on a bench close to the river along with her dog, Willow.
Police said in a statement today: “Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
Nicola Bulley’s friend said she was ‘most amazing mum ever’
16:45 , Lucy Skoulding
A friend of Nicola Bulley has described the missing mother-of-two as “the most amazing mum ever” as she urged online critics to stop spreading false rumours.
In comments reported by the Mail on Sunday, Ms Bulley’s friend Nadia Fell said: “Nikki is a normal mum. We all have ups and downs and being a mum is hard. Every day is a lesson. The menopause can be really tough.”
Urging critics to “please just stop”, Ms Fell added: “The rumours are starting that Nikki is an unfit mum … I will not hear it. Nikki is the most amazing mum ever. Those girls are her world.”
Lancashire police revealed on Wednesday that Ms Bulley had been struggling with alcohol use and symptoms of the peri-menopause, prompting alarm that the disclosure could spark pernicious false rumours on social media.
Read the full story by Andy Gregory.
Police diving team search River Wyre
16:30 , Lucy Skoulding
Pictures taken today close to where Nicola Bulley went missing on 27 January show police divers searching the River Wyre, where a body has been found.
No formal identification has taken place of the body so police cannot yet confirm who it is.
Family yet to comment on discovery of body
16:15 , Lucy Skoulding
Nicola Bulley’s family are yet to comment after a body has been found in the River Wyre close to where the mother went missing.
No formal identification has taken place yet so police cannot confirm who the person is.
But the missing dog walker’s family have spoken out a lot in the last three weeks since Ms Bulley went missing on 27 January.
In a recent statement, the family said: “It has now been three weeks since Nikki went missing. We, as a family, believe that the public focus has become distracted from finding Nikki, and more about speculation and rumours into her and [her partner] Paul’s private life.
“As a family, we were aware beforehand that Lancashire Police last night released a statement with some personal details about our Nikki.
“Although we know that Nikki would not have wanted this, there are people out there speculating and threatening to sell stories about her. This is appalling and needs to stop.
“The police know the truth about Nikki and now the public need to focus on finding her.”
Timeline of Nicola Bulley’s disappearance
16:00 , Lucy Skoulding
A body has been found in the search for missing woman Nicola Bulley after a tip-off by members of the public.
The 45-year-old, was last seen on Friday 27 January at around 9.20am while walking her dog alongside the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Ms Bulley’s phone was found, apparently still connected to a Microsoft Teams work call, on a park bench nearby, along with the harness and lead for her dog, Willow, a springer spaniel.
Read the full story of the timeline of the mother’s disappearance.
Mapped: Body found close to Rawcliffe Road, police say
15:41 , Andy Gregory
The as-yet-unidentified body was discovered close to Rawcliffe Road, police have said.
The road runs tightly parallel to the river at several points.
The body is reported to have been discovered by dog walkers less than a mile from where Nicola Bulley went missing.
Locals may have been aware of police presence at river, say police
15:30 , Andy Gregory
Here is the latest from Lancashire Police on Twitter, who acknowledged that residents in St Michael’s may have been aware of police activity by the river:
This morning, Sunday, 19 February, you may be aware of police activity around the river near to St Michaels. We want to provide you with an update on that activity.
We were called today at 11:36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road. pic.twitter.com/zTtloX69hJ— Lancashire Police (@LancsPolice) February 19, 2023
Video report: Police recover body in river near to where Nicola Bulley went missing
15:17 , Andy Gregory
Police statement in full as body found in River Wyre
14:56 , Andy Gregory
Here is the full statement from Lancashire Police, after a body was discovered in the River Wyre:
“We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road.
“An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body.
“No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.
“Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. We are currently treating the death as unexplained.
“Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
Police searching for missing mother Nicola Bulley have found a body
14:53 , Andy Gregory
A body has been found in the search for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley, police have said.
No formal identification has yet been carried out, Lancashire Police said.
Procedures to identify the body are ongoing and the force is currently treating the death as unexplained, it said.
My colleague Jane Dalton has more:
Police searching for missing mother Nicola Bulley have found a body
Pictured: Police search river as roads nearby ‘cordoned off'
14:28 , Andy Gregory
Here are some images from the scene of an intensified police search at the River Wyre this afternoon:
Investigation chief ‘arrives at scene of search’ on River Wyre
14:09 , Andy Gregory
Rebecca Smith, the Detective Superintendent leading the Nicola Bulley investigation, has arrived at the scene of an apparently intensified search in recent hours, according to Sky News.
Helicopters and divers have been spotted at a stretch of the River Wyre this afternoon, with police having reportedly cordoned off nearby roads.
BREAKING: Senior Investigating Officer for #NicolaBulley, Rebecca Smith has arrived at the area where police are carrying out an extensive search of the river Wyre. @SkyNews https://t.co/GDpMQpdcQm
— Inzamam Rashid (@inzyrashid) February 19, 2023
Police ‘seal off roads’ close to where Nicola Bulley went missing
13:45 , Andy Gregory
Police searching for Nicola Bulley have reportedly cordoned off roads close to where the mother-of-two went missing.
Divers and a helicopter have been spotted nearby.
“It all happened so fast. Police have sealed all the roads off. It’s fair to say a massive search is underway,” a photographer at the scene told the Daily Mirror, which reported claims that it follows a tip-off from two walkers.
BREAKING: A police diver is in the River and a helicopter has been seen after police close a road close to the River Wyre.#nicolabulley pic.twitter.com/hyMczoqZ3r
— Yunus Mulla (@yunusmulla) February 19, 2023
Watch: Penny Mordaunt condemns ‘drama and distraction’ surrounding Nicola Bulley case
12:55 , Andy Gregory
Mapped: Nicola Bulley’s last-known movements
12:27 , Andy Gregory
