Nicola Bulley missing

They urged drivers or cyclists on Garstang Road to contact them. Her partner, Paul Ansell, said in a statement released by Lancashire Police: "It's been 10 days ...

The force said officers have "spoken to numerous witnesses, analysed Nicola's mobile phone and Fitbit and searched the derelict house on the other side of the river as well as any empty caravans in the vicinity". Her phone, still connected to a Teams call for her job as a mortgage adviser, was found on a bench on a steep riverbank overlooking the water, along with the dog lead and the dog harness on the ground. "Our inquiries now focus on the river path which leads from the fields back to Garstang Road - for that we need drivers and cyclists who travelled that way on the morning of 27 January to make contact." Police believe Ms Bulley may have fallen into the River Wyre, but they "remain open minded" and are continuing to carry out a "huge number" of inquiries. "Also, we can say that she did not return from the fields along Allotment Lane or via the path at the rear of the Grapes pub on to Garstang Road. "This has been such a tough time for the girls especially but also for me and all of Nicola's family and friends, as well as the wider community and I want to thank them for their love and support."

Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley went missing in Lancashire on the morning of Friday 27 January while walking her dog. Independent group Specialist Group ...

is going to come and sweep the river bed and give us answers." "And so we've had very productive conversations. It can generally cover about 10 miles of river a day, he added. The company's £55,000 side-scan sonar has a high frequency of 1,800 kilohertz. Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley went missing in Lancashire on the morning of Friday 27 January while walking her dog. I can't put those girls to bed again tonight with no answers." Her blonde hair is pulled back in a ponytail. She told BBC Breakfast: "Following the hypothesis of the police that Nicola was in the river, we need some evidence to back that up either way and I feel Peter and his amazing bit of kit... Mr Faulding said it was a "particularly long stretch of river" for police to search "because they're doubling up as a dive team as well". "If you receive one of these letters and have dashcam footage, we would urge you to make contact so that a member of the enquiry team can make contact and review your footage to establish whether it assists." "This has been such a tough time for the girls especially but also for me and all of Nicola's family and friends, as well as the wider community and I want to thank them for their love and support," he said. The partner of missing Nicola Bulley has told Sky News she "has to be found safe and well" because "I can't put those girls to bed again with no answers", as police today released new CCTV of her on the day she disappeared.

The search for missing Nicola Bulley entered its 11th day after she went missing in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.

“Normally, if a person has drowned, they go down within a few metres if being searched for the same day. We have the best sonar you can buy. “In another couple of days I will be confident she is not in that area at all. “Our working hypothesis remains that Nicola sadly fell into the river for some reason, but we remain open minded, and we are continuing to carry out a huge number of inquiries,” the force said. Mr Ansell, her partner, meanwhile said in his statement: “This has been such a tough time for the girls especially but also for me and all of Nicola’s family and friends, as well as the wider community and I want to thank them for their love and support. He added that his team of divers would go back up the river on Tuesday, to search once again near the point where Ms Bulley's mobile phone was found on a bench.

Family and friends of Nicola Bulley, 45, have questioned the police theory that she fell into the river in a tragic accident.

"Our thoughts [are] with Nicola's family and friends at this very difficult time." They say there is no evidence for the hypothesis which leaves them in a distressing limbo. "Following the hypothesis of the police that Nicola was in the river, we need some evidence to back that up either way," she said. [Detective Supt Rebecca Smith said](https://www.lancashire.police.uk/news/2023/february/missing-nicola-bulley-latest-update/) the team working on the investigation are "completely dedicated and determined to find Nicola." The result of the search would allow police to confirm or deny "if Nicola is actually in this river," he said. Soon after, her dog was found running loose "in an agitated state" prompting a member of the public to raise the alarm.

Ms Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog by the river in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire 11 days ago. Heather Gibbons said Ms Bulley's family were " ...

we have noticed it does feel like some people have come to maybe use it as more like a tourist spot". On Monday, a force representative said they could "say with confidence" that Ms Bulley had not left the field during the key times "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. Lancashire Police believe Ms Bulley may have fallen into the River Wyre, but have said they "remain open minded" and were continuing to carry out a "huge number" of inquiries. "I know that the family are massively appreciative of all the police have done [and] we feel we have got the best of the best on that water. "The police divers would have found her that day if she had fallen in at that point," he said. Speaking on the riverbank, Ms Gibbons said speculation on social media about the disappearance had been "hard" for the family to deal with and the number of visitors arriving in the area had made it feel like a "tourist spot".

Heather Gibbons spoke on the banks of the River Wyre while, below her, Peter Faulding and his team from Specialist Group International, used a sonar to scan the ...

“I know that the family are massively appreciative of all the police have done. “The truth is if we look at it factually, no-one knows until we have some evidence. A family friend of missing woman Nicola Bulley said “nothing is making sense” as specialist underwater divers searched a stretch of river in England where police believe she may have fallen in.