Nicola Bulley police

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Nicola Bulley key landmarks and police search areas MAPPED as ... (Mirror.co.uk)

Nicola Bulley went missing on January 27 after dropping her children off at school. For over two weeks, police have been searching for the 45-year-old ...

Photos taken at the scene on Friday show specialists in a small boat travelling around and under the road crossing. We are reviewing our decisions regularly." [dog Willow](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulleys-dog-could-hold-29149757) in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, after dropping her children off at school on January 27. She had a black Engelbert Strauss coat underneath which had long sleeves and came to her waist. [Nicola Bulley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nicola-bulley) is continuing and we continue to search areas of the River Wyre and surrounding area. [moved to Morecambe Bay](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-nicola-bulley-search-operation-29174678), with officers reportedly confirming they are now concentrating on the mouth of the river and believe that finding Ms Bulley "in the open sea becomes more of a possibility". [Nicola's partner Paul Ansell](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-everything-learned-partners-29188722) said he believes the missing mum did not enter the river and that the fact her phone was found on the bench could be a " [decoy](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulleys-partner-believes-29188256)". "Our search has not found Nicola in the river and then a re-search in parts by SGI has found the same," she said. [She vanished in the area](https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/missing-nicola-bulley-timeline-events-29150661) and her phone was found on a bench beside the river by another dog walker - and her pooch Willow was nearby. According to Lancashire Police, the phone was back in the area of the bench at 9.20am and her Teams call ended at 9.30am but Nicola stayed logged on. [Nicola Bulley](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/nicola-bulley) has been [missing](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/missing-persons) for over two weeks and despite an extensive police search of the area where she was last seen, no trace of her has been found so far. A bench where Nicola's phone was found at approximately 9.33am by another dog walker was one of the search areas police focused on as their initial theory was that she may have fallen into the river for some reason.

Forensic diver reveals 'worst mistake' police made in Nicola Bulley ... (The Independent)

Police say they are keeping an 'open mind' but still believe missing mother is in the river.

At approximately 8.47 a dog-walker – somebody who knows Ms Bulleuy– saw her walking around the lower field with her dog. And the fact that nothing’s been seen or heard, I just truly believe that it’s something in the village,” he said. Ms Bulley is 5ft 3ins tall, with light brown shoulder-length hair and speaks with an Essex accent. “I think the worst mistake the police have made was to declare early on that she’s in the river rather than saying ‘let’s keep lines of inquiry open’” he said. Ms Bulley, a mortgage advisor, left her home at around 8.26am on the morning she vanished. Her mobile phone and springer spaniel, Willow, were found near a bench in the field. Some 10 minutes later the Teams called ended but Ms Bulley stayed logged on. We are reviewing our decisions regularly.” I want it all scrutinised, every piece of it. I want it all searched. “My plea now is personally, I want every house, every garage, every out building, the land scrutinised. “This is a lady who knew this area intimately, she was slim and fit, and if she had fallen she could have grabbed on to the bank.”

Nicola Bulley search updates as partner says he will never give up ... (Yorkshire Live)

The latest updates in the search for Nicola Bulley who went missing on January 27 after taking her dog for a walk near the river in St Michael's on Wyre.

Speaking to Channel 5's Dan Walker, Nicola's partner Paul Ansell said: "For me and this is my personal opinion, I am 100% she is not in the river. Ms Bulley vanished while walking her springer spaniel dog Willow alongside the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27. Nicola was walking Willow on a footpath near the River Wyre in St Michael's, Lancashire, at the time she went missing. Willow had been found, 'bone dry', running between the bench and a gate to a nearby field despite the working theory that Nicola fell into the river. The most obvious thing, of course has always been the river. “There is also a huge amount of commentary from so-called experts and conspiracy theories which are damaging to the investigation and, worst of all, to Nicola’s family. On Friday, Lancashire Police appeared to call out social media sleuths for their “hurtful abuse of innocent people” in relation to the case. The 45-year-old went missing more than two weeks ago while walking her dog Willow, a springer spaniel, beside the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. Paul explained that he and Nicola had been walking the path she disappeared from since they met 12 years ago. [went missing more than two weeks](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/nicola-bulley-search-latest-tatty-26203676) ago while walking her dog Willow, a springer spaniel, beside the river in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. [Peter Faulding](https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/who-nicola-bulley-search-diver-26196944), whose team checked the river bed to see whether Nicola had fallen in. Whatever has happened, in my eyes, has to be somebody who knows the local area.

Police keep searching river in hope of finding missing mother Nicola ... (WalesOnline)

Lancashire Police said officers are keeping an “open mind” while continuing to appeal for information about Ms Bulley, who disappeared on January 27 while ...

Her partner, Paul Ansell said he wants to keep “all options open” about her disappearance, but his “gut instinct” tells him she is not in the river. He described Ms Bulley as “fun”, “loving”, “the most loyal friend you could ever have” and an “exceptional mum” who “absolutely adores our girls”. Searches for missing mother Nicola Bulley have entered a 16th day after her heartbroken husband said his “gut instinct” is that she is not in the river.

Nicola Bulley's partner describes moment he first realised something ... (Scottish Daily Record)

Paul Ansell spoke of the moment he realised something was wrong when his partner Nicola Bulley hadn't come home.

I got in the car, drove down there, ran down the river to where the bench is… However, despite extensive investigations, she has still not been found. I got hit by that weird, it’s like your world just drops out because you know something weird has happened. it got to say, 10.15 and I thought ‘she’s later than usual’ but I wasn’t particularly worried because she has come back at 10.15, 10.20 sometimes… He said: “In an instant it’s like your whole… it’s not often but she has got back [then].”

Eight clues in Nicola Bulley disappearance: Ex-detective says cops ... (Daily Mail)

EXCLUSIVE: It is a unfathomable mystery that has baffled police, tormented family and sparked thousands of outlandish conspiracy theories - where is missing ...

I think it is most likely she is in that river.' That may be a way to track it if she is in the water. I think it is most likely she is in that river. ‘Within 48 hours I would have treated this in the same fashion as a murder or abduction. Something pretty sad. He told MailOnline: 'From what I can tell from this case, something is really wrong. 'It shows the search should be hugely expanded. 'Every picture I see of that river bank shows the edge is a sheer drop. 'The dog has been off the lead and that is why the phone and the harness are on the bench and path. The mobile phone and the harness for the dog being there is a bit of a pointer. His body was not found until three weeks later. Her mobile phone was found on a bench and the dog's lead and harness on the ground of the footpath itself.