So the dust settles regarding Nicola Bulley's body and the media moves into something else
that will hopefully bring them ratings. She took her dog for a walk, she slipped into the River
Wyre and the Keystone Kops took almost a month to find her under a bush down river.
Now here's Dylan Mulvaney with the weather...
But if this supposedly public-captivating incident is an open-and-shut-case, why would the
coroner require the Police to return to that perfectly-safe section of the river at such a late
date to retrieve something that would surely be washed away by now?
that will hopefully bring them ratings. She took her dog for a walk, she slipped into the River
Wyre and the Keystone Kops took almost a month to find her under a bush down river.
Now here's Dylan Mulvaney with the weather...
But if this supposedly public-captivating incident is an open-and-shut-case, why would the
coroner require the Police to return to that perfectly-safe section of the river at such a late
date to retrieve something that would surely be washed away by now?
Quote:Police divers return to River Wyre where Nicola Bulley was foundArchived Daily Telegraph Article:
At the coroner’s request, Lancashire Police revisited the water where the 45-year-old’s body was found in
February for further investigation
'Police divers have been carrying out further investigations in the river where missing Nicola Bulley was found.
A team of officers from Lancashire Police revisited the River Wyre following a request from the coroner, who is
due to hold an inquest into the 45-year-old’s death later this year.
The mother of two vanished while walking her dog along the river bank close to St Michael’s on Wyre on the
morning of January 27. She had earlier dropped her daughters at school and her disappearance sparked a huge
search operation and intense media and public interest.
It subsequently emerged that she had been remotely logged into a Zoom meeting just before she disappeared.
There was speculation she may have fallen into the river while trying to rescue her pet dog Willow, but a witness
who found the dog a short time later reported that it was “bone dry”.
Police divers and specialists from a private firm scoured the river for three weeks but found no trace of her, leading
to speculation that there may have been another explanation for her disappearance.
Cause of death not confirmed
Her body was eventually discovered 23 days after she disappeared. It was lodged among undergrowth in the river
around a mile downstream from where she was last seen alive. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
During the investigation into her disappearance Lancashire Police came in for intense criticism after revealing personal
details about Ms Bulley. Detectives revealed that she had struggled with an alcohol problem brought on by the menopause
in the months before she vanished.
The force also revealed that officers had attended a report of concern for welfare at the home of Ms Bulley and her
partner Paul Ansell just over two weeks before she went missing. Three separate inquiries by the College of Policing,
the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and the Information Commissioner have been launched to examine
the force's handling of the case.
Last week, a police dive team was spotted scouring the area close to where it is believed she may have entered the water.
The officers spent several hours wading around in the fast-flowing water and appearing to check the direction and flow of
the current. A spokesman for Lancashire Police said in a statement: “We can confirm we are carrying out some work on the
direction of HM coroner.” An inquest into Ms Bulley’s death is due to be held on June 26 at County Hall in Preston...'
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