Disappearance of Nicola Bulley

While police believe she somehow fell into the River Wyre and drowned, others fear she was abducted and taken to an unknown location. And 12 days later, there ...

And she was totally normal that day when she left, nothing out the ordinary.' However the force told MailOnline their search remains 'ongoing' and that there was no deadline in place for it to end. Nicola Bulley (pictured with her partner Paul) vanished while walking her dog Willow along the riverbed on January 27, moments after dropping her two children off at school. This is just one part of a huge police operation.' Police released a CCTV image of missing mother Nicola Bulley (pictured) as the search continued this week. For someone whose mobile phone was found there... There have been competing theories ever since the mother-of-two vanished from the village of St. which means that your natural response if to take a big gasp of air, meaning water will fill your lungs. 'That's been dived by police dive teams three times as well... [When will divers finish search for Nicola Bulley and why was phone left behind? My body does feel shock with that unnatural breath in.' Mr Faulding also maintained that if Nicola's body was in fact in the river, it would have been found in the stretch of water closest to where the phone and harness were discovered.

True Crime Newsquest is hosting a special podcast on the disappearance of Nicola Bulley with underwater search expert Peter Faulding.

[spoke to The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-facts-disappearance-29161201) about the “horror” they faced over the possibility of never seeing her again. “All we are asking is no matter how small or big, if there's anything that you can remember that just doesn't seem right then please reach out to the police. She said there is a lot of information to comb through as the police received “thousands of pieces of information” from the public, wider community as well as Nicola’s friends and family members. Ms Riley urged against speculation, but said it was “possible” that an “issue” with Ms Bulley’s dog may have led her to the water’s edge. Nicola Bulley’s friends share CCTV images of her on the morning of her disappearance. Lancashire Police said they were working on the hypothesis that Ms Bulley may have fallen into the River Wyre. Her father told the newspaper: “We just dread to think we will never see her again, if the worst came to the worst and she was never found, how will we deal with that for the rest of our lives.” Lancashire Constabulary spoke with a second witness who they had identified with the help of the public using CCTV but they told police they did not have any further information to aid their inquiry. Her family released a statement saying they had been “overwhelmed by the support” in their community, and that her daughters were “desperate to have their mummy back home safe”. Lancashire Constabulary continues to carry out the investigation into the disappearance of the mother-of-two but police have been unable to find evidence that shines a light on her whereabouts. Police urged volunteers to exercise caution, describing the river and its banks as “extremely dangerous” and saying that activity in these areas presented “a genuine risk to the public”. The search for the mother-of-two has now been ongoing for 12 days, as police work on the hypothesis that she may have fallen into the River Wyre while walking her dog.

But that line of investigation has been questioned by friends and family. Lancashire Police insist there are no signs of any third-party involvement in her ...

Some people have suggested that she left it there to deal with something, with the aim of coming back to it once it was over. This comes after he noted that had she fallen in the water, her dog Willow – who was found at the scene – would have caused a disturbance. Superintendent Sally Riley, who is leading investigation, described the river as a "complex" area to search. Police are speaking to hundreds who travelled through the town of St Michael’s on Wyre around the time Nicola went missing. Supt Riley said: "We believe Nicola remained in the riverside area." Paul Ansell spent 10 minutes on the riverbank near the bench where Ms Bulley’s phone was found, still connected to a work Teams call. Superintendent Sally Riley says: "Several exits of the riverside area have CCTV covering them or exits are locked and therefore couldn't have been passed through by Nicola. There were images of Nicola shared from her own door bell camera that showed her packing up the car ready for the school run, but there is a lack of CCTV from the towpath area. [Police officers](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/nicola-bulley-search-not-spectator-8124761) say they are working on the theory that the mortgage adviser, who has been described by friends as a strong swimmer, fell into the river. Nicola – known as Nikki – was last seen while walking Willow on Friday, January 27, in the Lancashire village of St Michaels on Wyre. [searches](https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/expert-searching-nicola-bulley-says-8119353?amp_gsa=1&_js_v=a9&usqp=mq331AQKKAFQArABIIACAw%3D%3D&utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=exchange) of the river and surrounding area have failed to trace Nicola, who was walking her dog after the school run along the River Wyre, Lancashire. The search for the missing 45-year-old has now entered its 13th day, with still no real clues as what has happened, as reported by [WalesOnline](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-investigation-six-unanswered-26179861).

From the mobile phone on the bench to the calmness of her dog, this is what the divers 'can't get their head around'

“Normally when we deal with drowning victims they go to the bottom and they will stay there for a while,” he said. Lancashire Police continue to appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage. A body will move after a time, but they searched that area and came up with nothing – that is what is weird here. It is a very short stretch. This would normally be sealed off as a crime scene so potentially crime scene investigators can go in and see if there are any microfibres, evidence, slip marks down the bank etc and I don’t believe that has actually happened here.” The forensics expert said: “People have been walking past the bench.

Police still believe Nicola Bulley fell into the water while walking her dog along the river.

The police have said they are working on the theory that Ms Bulley went into the river. This includes the area where the phone was found on the bench. He has concerns that clues to the disappearance could have been lost. Mr Faulding has also raised concerns that the bench where the phone was found has not been sealed off. The police divers have done a thorough search of that river twice and nothing was found. He said police divers have already thoroughly searched that stretch of the river and wouldn't have missed anything. [WalesOnline](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-updates-seven-things-26174610), the forensic expert says that "the only thing the police have to go on" is the mobile phone on the bench, and he has raised the possibility that it could have been left there as a decoy. There has been much speculation about Willow the dog and whether Ms Bulley had gone into the river to rescue her. There has also been an issue with the CCTV that would have covered the area not working. A number of witnesses who police wanted to speak to have been traced, but no further information about what could have happened has been gleaned. Mr Faulding has also expressed doubts about the police theory that However, Peter Faulding, leader of underwater search experts Specialist Group International (SGI), said he is "very surprised" that she has not been found in river searches.

The search for Nicola Bulley has reached its 13th day and police admit there is little evidence to go on, though continue to hypothesise she fell into the ...

[led her to the water's edge](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-fallen-river-getting-29129188), such as dropping a ball in the water. [his team would find Nicola in under an hour if she had fallen into the river at the bench.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/expert-dive-squad-say-missing-29142671) [spoke in a separate televised interview.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-nicola-bulleys-partner-says-29122477) [a potential witness - a man in his 70s](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-nicola-bulley-latest-police-29097166) - the following day and he was spoken to. Nicola is also described as a strong swimmer and despite a pool in the middle of the section of river going down 18ft, there was not thought to have been a strong current at the time. [spoke to The Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/desperate-parents-nicola-bulley-beg-29110019) on February 1 about the "horror" they faced over the possibility of never seeing her again. [dogs](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/teamdogs), as well as [fire](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/fire) and rescue services and an underwater search team were at the scene. [she was baffled as she'd already given officers a statement.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dog-walker-tracked-down-police-29121317) [may have been placed on the bench as a decoy.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-police-think-missing-29151331) [searching the grounds of a large country home, which they initially presumed was empty.](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/abandoned-house-near-missing-mum-29099148) [ruled out third party involvement](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-nicola-bulley-police-give-29143525.amp) and yesterday [extended the search to the sea](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-police-extend-search-29160544) - but there are still no concrete clues about what happened to her. [Nicola Bulley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nicola-bulley) vanished on a dog walk along a remote riverbank 13 days ago.

It has been almost two weeks since the 45-year-old mortgage adviser went missing and so far, the police have been unable to find evidence that shines light on ...

Heather Gibbons has hit out at trespassers who are 'taking police time and resources' away from the search for missing Inskip mum Nicola Bulley.

Mr Faulding said their three-day involvement ended on Wednesday after a “thorough and extensive search of the areas we were tasked with by Lancashire Police” found “no sign of Nicola”. Peter Faulding, who was called in by the family to help find Nicola, met her partner Paul Ansell yesterday, as day 12 of the search continued and told him she had still not been found. And officers were trying to trace dashcam footage from 700 drivers who went through the village on the morning Nicola disappeared. - It HAS been searched, inside and outside, from top to bottom by the police. She said officers have searched derelict riverside properties with the permission of owners. "Tonight multiple police units are out in St Michaels dealing with people trespassing, not only on this families land but also others. We will be taking a strong line on that, as you would expect." But this abandoned house, here are some facts that need to be known. Last night Nicola's friend, Heather Gibbons, shared four facts about the building, including that it is 'not abandoned' and 'has been searched' thoroughly by police. "I want absolutely nothing more than to get her back home to her family. - Its not abandoned. They were reportedly issued a dispersal order last night (February 8).

The missing mum vanished on a riverside dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire on 27 January.

A statement added: "We would urge people to remember that we are investigating the disappearance of Nicola, and the priority is Nicola and her family. She said she was concerned that "as [Ms Bulley's daughters] get older, they will be able to look back and they will be able to see everything that was said". She carried out the usual morning routines. "But to see some of the vile speculation online - some of the theories that are incredibly, incredibly hurtful - I don't think people are realising that the family are sitting at home and are able to access and see all of that." She said on Facebook there was no evidence she had fallen into the river and it was "just a theory". "If Nicola was in that river I would have found her - I guarantee you that - and she's not in that section of the river. After police revealed they believed Ms Bulley had fallen into the river, her sister, Louise Cunningham, urged people to keep looking for her and to "keep an open mind". "This has been such a tough time for the girls especially, but also for me and all of Nicola's family and friends. The firm's founder Peter Faulding said his team was pulling out because he believed Ms Bulley was "categorically not" in the area of river where police believe she fell in. A force spokesperson said they could "say with confidence" that Ms Bulley had not left the field "via Rowanwater, either through the site itself or via the piece of land at the side" and did not return from the fields along Allotment Lane or via the path at the rear of the Grapes pub on to Garstang Road. They have used police divers in the river, drones and helicopters as part of the search, spoken to several key witnesses and made a number of appeals. "We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area," Supt Sally Riley, who is leading the investigation, has said.