Nicola Bulley

Officers say they are working on assumption that 45-year-old's disappearance is not suspicious, but tragic.

They said she was wearing an ankle-length black, quilted gilet and a black Vector coat underneath, which had long sleeves and came to her waist. Our investigation remains open and we will of course act on any new information which comes to light.” Police said searches of the river and nearby footpaths were to continue, aided by HM Coastguard, mountain rescue and Lancashire fire and rescue service.

Detectives say they are not treating the disappearance of mother-of-two Nicola Bulley as suspicious.

Ms Riley said "the dog was dry" and that Ms Bulley could swim. "She puts her phone down to go and deal with the dog momentarily, and Nicola may have fallen in," she said. Supt Riley said an "issue" with Ms Bulley's dog may have led her to the water's edge. "We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area," Supt Riley said. Supt Sally Riley said the last confirmed sighting of Ms Bulley was at 09:10 GMT when she was seen on the upper field walking her dog. Lancashire Police said its "main working hypothesis" was that she fell into the River Wyre and this was "not suspicious but a tragic case of a missing person".

Nicola Bulley has been missing since January 27, her partner said he is trying to stay as strong as he can for their two daughters.

The views expressed here are that of the respective authors/ entities and do not represent the views of Economic Times (ET). [Luke Sumner](/topic/luke-sumner)said that they are doing their best to find any information as to where Nicola has gone. [Nicola Bulley](/topic/nicola-bulley), a mother of two was last seen on January 27 on a riverside dog walk in St Michael's on [Wyre](/topic/wyre), Lancashire. Her partner [Paul Ansell](/topic/paul-ansell)has said he was focusing on "staying as strong as I can" for their two daughters, as per a [BBC](/topic/bbc)report. Later her phone was found on a riverside bench, still connected to a work call. Ansell further added that he is thankful to friends and the wider community for being so supportive.

In a new update from Lancashire Constabulary issued this afternoon (February 3), officers say that her disappearance is currently not being treated as ...

The police continued to say that based on the work done so far, they believe Nicola has not left the field where she was last seen and their "working hypothesis is that she has fallen into the river for some reason". People going out at night in the darkness could fall into the river and face other hazards. We are supporting them as best we can and keeping them updated on our efforts to try and find Nicola. 8:50am (approximately) - A dog-walker – somebody who knows Nicola – saw her walking around the lower field with her dog. She was wearing tight black jeans and had long green walking socks tucked into her jeans. We are grateful to the media for all their coverage and to the community for their help, information and support." She had a black Vector coat underneath which had long sleeves and came to her waist. She was dialled in to a work conference call at the time. She was last seen wearing a long, ankle length black quilted gilet. Police believe the 45-year-old mother-of-two fell into the river while out with her dog on Friday, January 27, at around 9am. - Several public appeals for information and to trace witnesses. “I’m scared that if I put focus into anything else it’s going to take my focus off that.

Ms Bulley's heartbroken family and friends had made desperate pleas for information during the week-long hunt after she vanished.

“It has made local women fearful,” she added. Superintendent Sally 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. [CCTV](/topic/cctv) we have been able to negate that Nicola left ... 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 Police said they were working on the hypothesis that Ms Bulley may have fallen into the River Wyre. 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”. “There may have been an issue with the dog that led her to the water’s edge, she puts her phone down to go and deal with the dog momentarily, and Nicola may have fallen in,” she said. Ms Bulley’s parents, Ernest and Dot Bulley, spoke to The Mirror about the “horror” they faced over the possibility of never seeing her again. 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”. She added that “the dog was dry” and Ms Bulley can swim. Supt Riley said that police believed she may have “momentarily” been dealing with an issue with her dog when she fell although the pet was not believed to have entered the water. Superintendent Sally Riley told a press conference on Friday that police were working on hypothesis that Ms Bulley had fallen into the river.

Nicola has been missing for a week after vanishing when she was walking her spaniel near a towpath off Garstang Road alongside the River Wyre in St Michael's-on ...

8:50am (approximately) - A dog-walker – somebody who knows Nicola – saw her walking around the lower field with her dog. This remains a missing person enquiry and we will continue to carry out searches and to do everything we can to find Nicola and provide her family and the community with the answers they desperately need. She was dialled in to a work conference call at the time of her disappearance. Her hair was tied into a ponytail. Police have today (Friday) said they believe she fell into the river and that there is 'nothing to suggest' foul play. "As a mum I can’t begin to imagine the suffering they are going through. Around this time she was also spotted by a fellow dog walker who interacted with Ms Bulley. For immediate sightings, please call 999. [Police believe the 45-year-old mother-of-two fell into the river ](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/nicola-bulley-search-update-police-26152346)while out with her dog on Friday, January 27, at around 9am, in a new update from Lancashire Constabulary this afternoon (February 3). [Nicola Bulley's](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news/nicola-bulley-timeline-missing-mums-26152403) last known locations have been shown in a map issued by police today (February 3). She was wearing a necklace and pale blue Fitbit. “There is absolutely nothing to suggest from all the extensive enquiries we have made that anything untoward has happened to her or that there is any third-party involvement in her disappearance.

Mother-of-two 'vanished into thin air' last week.

The text came moments before she joined the Microsoft Teams call with her work that was still connected when the device was discovered. Ms Bulley often shared photos of her riverside runs with Willow on social media, writing in one Facebook in November: “A very foggy cold walk this morning, not a day to forget your gloves. Set me up for the day though and Willow had the best time!” “We would stress that the woman is sought as a witness and nothing more. We remain open to any inquiries that might lead us to question that, but at this time we understand that she was by the river. “She was walking a small, white dog. “I appreciate that there are unanswered questions about what has happened to Nicola, but I would urge people not to speculate or spread false rumours. In her most recent press conference, Superintendent Riley suggested that an “issue” with Willow might have led Ms Bulley to the water’s edge, given that she was off the lead, although the dog was dry when it was found and Ms Bulley could swim. The woman was seen on CCTV at around 8.48am on Allotment Lane, close to where Nicola was last seen and was also seen near to the gate at the end of Allotment Lane.” “We would now like to speak to the woman pictured on the CCTV image, who we believe was in the area at the time Nicola was last seen and who may have information that could help us,” the force said in a statement. It’s like a dream, I can’t get my head around it.” [an update on the case](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nicola-bulley-missing-dog-walker-river-wyre-b2275289.html) that afternoon, superintendent Sally Riley told a press conference: “We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area.

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"We don’t believe the dog was in the river because the dog, we believe, was dry and the witnesses have not described the dog swimming or jumping into the river. "Anything could have happened with the dog whereby Nicola may have gone - and I don’t wish to speculate, we don’t know - but it is possible the dog was loose and off the lead that there may have been an issue with the dog that led her to go near to the water’s edge. "We don’t know why Nicola may have entered the water if she did," she added. She went on to say: "The dog was off the lead, this was normal for the dog to run about and Nicola was on a teams call, which again it would be normal for her not to participate in actively and just have the phone to listen in, effectively. "And therefore whilst I don’t want to speculate as to what may have happened, it is our working hypothesis that she has entered the water accidentally and that’s why there is no physical evidence on the field." Supt Riley added: "At the point where the bench is located there is quite a steep drop to the river, albeit not high, it is steep.

Search teams from Lancashire Constabulary and other agencies are continuing to trawl the River Wyre and surrounding land near St Michael's on Wyre.

They have urged the public to look out along the river for the items of clothing that Ms Bulley was last seen wearing. She was seen by another dog walker at 9.10am – the last known sighting – and police traced telephony records of her mobile phone as it remained on a bench overlooking the river at 9.20am. Ms Bulley had logged in to a Microsoft Teams call at 9.01am, which ended at 9.30am with her phone still connected to the call.

Ms Bulley's partner Paul Ansell has said he will "never give up hope" and that his "whole focus is my two girls".

It's just insane," he said. The 44-year-old said his "whole focus is my two girls" and that he was "hoping to goodness" that people would come forward with new information. Police searching for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley have vowed to "bring her home" as they called on members of the public to keep a look out for sightings of her clothes.

The disappearance of the mortgage adviser is 'strange and perplexing', say police, who suggest a dog toy could be key to solving the case.

A toy belonging to the dog could be the key, the police have suggested. “That isn’t helpful,” she said. The witness then raised the alarm. “But we don’t shut our minds to the fact that there could be new information that we do not yet have and that is why we continue to the level of resourcing that we have.” In a pointed intervention during the press conference, Supt Riley said: “Please can the public continue to report only factual information that they have and not speculation about what may have happened to Nicola, because this is a distraction to the police inquiry and not helpful for the family.” “Everything that takes away from the ability of the inquiry team to focus on the facts is a minute or an hour less that we can dedicate to more credible inquiries.” It is steep. Supt Riley said: 'I'm not aware of a dog ball being retrieved but it's possible that a ball could have rolled down the steep bank close to the edge of the water and Ms Bulley was bending down to pick it up." The lack of answers about Ms Bulley’s whereabouts one week on from her disappearance has naturally led to questions about the rigour and effectiveness of the police investigation. Supt Riley said: “Anything could have happened with the dog and I don’t wish to speculate, but it is possible as the dog was loosened off the lead, that there might have been an issue with the dog that led her to go near to the water’s edge. “We believe Nicola was in the riverside area and remained in the riverside area.” It remains the case, however, that the precise course of events in that 10-minute window is a mystery, and one that is tormenting her family.

Chief Inspector Chris Barton, of Lancashire Police, says: "Nicola has now been missing for two days and we are extremely concerned about her. Firstly, if ...

8:50am (approximately) - A dog-walker – somebody who knows Nicola – saw her walking around the lower field with her dog. She told reporters at the village hall: "We have not found Nicola - but our search continues." He added he was focusing on looking after their two daughters and "didn't want to think" about how he was coping. Nicola's sister Louise Cunningham joins her parents Ernest and Dot for a TV interview in which they sobbed as they insisted her disappearance is out of character. Police divers return to the spot where Nicola was last seen to carry out an extensive new search of the area. They later update to say they have located the witness and are speaking to him. The friend said police advised them to search up river in a pincer movement. They are unable to unlock the phone and contact a friend who then called St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School, where Nicola had dropped her two children earlier that morning. She had been looking forward to a spa day with her sister and getting her mortgage sorted. A friend tells the Mirror that residents met at the village hall, alongside Paul, at around 10.30am to organise their own search. Nicola, affectionately known as Nikki to friends and family, was on her mobile phone and dialled into a work call when she dissapeared. She said from this they were able to determine that Nicola did not leave the riverside.

Search teams from Lancashire Constabulary and other agencies are continuing to trawl the River Wyre and surrounding land near St Michael's on Wyre.

They have urged the public to look out along the river for the items of clothing that Ms Bulley was last seen wearing. She was seen by another dog walker at 9.10am – the last known sighting – and police traced telephony records of her mobile phone as it remained on a bench overlooking the river at 9.20am. Ms Bulley had logged in to a Microsoft Teams call at 9.01am, which ended at 9.30am with her phone still connected to the call.

Nicola a mother-of-two and mortgage adviser vanished while walking her dog after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school a week ago.

It's just about the girls." We're never going to lose hope." The level of support is out of this world.

Paul Ansell has shared emotional update on how the family are coping after dog walker Nicola Bulley's disappearance, saying he's "staying as strong as I ...

And then you add her and Paul together, add a little bit of magic, and they've created these two beautiful humans who just want to know where their mummy is. A dog walker who knows Bulley later said they had briefly seen her and that their two dogs interacted, around 25 minutes beforehand. Lancashire Police have now said that their "main working hypothesis" of Bulley's disappearance is that she fell into the river. But despite an extensive search for Bulley in the area and along the river, no firm trace of her has been found. "I don't know how I am coping. "It's as though she's vanished into thin air," Ansell said.

Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley disappeared a week ago while on a riverside walk with her dog.

- About 09:10 - A witness who knows Ms Bulley saw her on the upper field walking Willow - About 09:35 - Ms Bulley's mobile phone and Willow were found at a bench by the river - 08:50 - A dog walker who knows Ms Bulley saw her walking along the lower field. Ms Bulley's friend Emma White described her as "the most beautiful person" and "the kindest soul - she's thoughtful, she's caring. Every single one of them. Nicola Bulley's partner has said he was focusing on "staying as strong as I can" for their two daughters, a week after her disappearance.