Nicola Bulley

2023 - 2 - 20

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Body found in search for missing woman Nicola Bulley, say police (The Guardian)

Mortgage adviser, 45, went missing while walking her pet after dropping off daughters at school.

Her family also felt police were too quick to reach their conclusion that she had most likely fallen into the river. Rawcliffe Road was closed for several hours on Sunday so that the body could be recovered and removed. Police divers were seen searching an area of undergrowth at the river’s edge on Sunday morning, several metres below the banking on Rawcliffe Road. Every other lamp-post and telegraph pole bears laminated “missing” posters, appealing for information about Bulley’s disappearance. Piecing together CCTV footage, mobile phone data and sightings from people who knew Bulley, detectives believed there was only a 10-minute window when she was out of sight. No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time,” Lancashire constabulary said in a statement. “Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. “We will never give up” reads one. On Sunday evening Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell spoke of his “agony” at the discovery. “No words right now, just agony,” he told Sky News’s Inzamam Rashid. The police force said it received a call at 11.36am on Sunday about a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road, within a mile of where Bulley was last seen. A body has been found in the search for the missing woman Nicola Bulley after a tipoff by members of the public, police have said.

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Nicola Bulley: Roads closed in search for missing mother (BBC News)

Police divers and a helicopter are seen near to where the mother-of-two disappeared three weeks ago.

The BBC has contacted Lancashire Police for a response. Officers are at the scene in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire, where a police helicopter was also seen overhead and a tent has been put up. Divers were seen going into the River Wyre on Sunday afternoon about a mile from the bench where Ms Bulley's phone was found.

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Body found in search for missing UK woman Nicola Bulley (9News)

The body is yet to formally identified, but Bulley's family has been told of the discovery.

Bulley's partner of 12 years, Paul Ansell, had described the situation as a "perpetual hell." "Some of it's been quite shocking and really hurtful to the family. We ask that their privacy is respected." [choosing to reveal that Bulley had been struggling with alcohol issues and menopause](https://www.9news.com.au/world/nicola-bulley-updates-missing-uk-mother-had-significant-struggles-with-alcohol-police-say/903c1f43-3ae1-4692-9161-f509209ad8d5)at the time of her disappearance. Home Secretary Suella Braverman wrote on Twitter that the latest developments in the case were "heart-breaking" and "distressing." The body has yet to be formally identified, but Bulley's family has been informed of the discovery.

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'Unfair': Diver hits back after body found (NEWS.com.au)

Police searching for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley in the United Kingdom have found a body “less than a mile” from where she vanished 23 days ago.

Divers were seen entering the water after two police cars raced to the scene. We are good people.” how are we even in this? “The rocks would hold her in place and she’d only have been waist deep. She could have stood there and asked for help because people do walk by.” While Ms Bulley’s mobile phone was found – still connected to a work conference call – along with her pet dog Willow, there was no trace of her. “The police know the truth about Nikki and now the public need to focus on finding her,” the family's statement read. “We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road,” police said in a statement on Sunday. They released a statement from Nicola’s family begging for the public to “focus on finding her”. “This caused some real challenges for (her partner) Paul and the family,” police said at the time. “I think that would be totally unfair to be honest with you, and I would sling the hook and give up searching. After Sunday’s discovery of the body, Mr Faulding insisted it was “totally unfair” to suggest that he had given the family “false hope”.

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British police find body in case that led to social media circus (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The search for Nicola Bulley, 45, has riveted Britain since she went missing while walking her dog.

Police investigators had previously searched the river bed near where her phone and dog were found. The department has also referred itself to Britain’s independent police watchdog over a contact officers had with Bulley before her disappearance. The search for Nicola Bulley, 45, has riveted Britain since she went missing on January 27 while walking her dog along the River Wyre.

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Body found in search for Nicola Bulley, COVID-19 boosters open to ... (ABC News)

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Nicola Bulley: Body found in river near St Michael's on Wyre in UK ... (PerthNow)

The family of UK mother-of-two Nicola Bulley are fearing the worst after a body was found about a kilometre from where she went missing.

We all need you home.” “Due to the perimenopause Nikki suffered with significant side effects such as brain fog, restless sleep and was taking HRT to help but this was giving her intense headaches which caused Nikki to stop taking the HRT thinking that may have helped her but only ended up causing this crisis,” her family said in a statement. The family was said to be “in a lot of pain” and “incredibly heartbroken”. On February 3, Lancashire Police told the public of its main hypothesis that Ms Bulley had fallen into the River Wyre in a “10-minute window” between 9.10am and 9.20am on the day she disappeared. “It’s been such a complex case but at least it would mean the family can get some answers and have her back.” Mr Brown explained that it “depends on the condition of the body” whether it can be identified visually.

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Body found in river during search for Nicola Bulley (Morning Star Online)

A Lancashire Police spokesman said officers were called to reports of a body in the river close to Rawcliffe Road at around 11.35am on Sunday. A statement said: ...

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Nicola Bulley disappearance – timeline (The Guardian)

Key events in the search for dog walker who went missing more than three weeks ago.

9.35am (approximately) Bulley’s mobile phone and Willow are found at the bench by another dog walker. 8:50am (approximately) A dog walker – someone who knows Bulley – sees her walking around the lower field with her dog. 7 February 5 February 3 February 1 February

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'Unfair': Diver hits back after body found (NEWS.com.au)

Police searching for mother-of-two Nicola Bulley in the United Kingdom have found a body “less than a mile” from where she vanished 23 days ago.

Divers were seen entering the water after two police cars raced to the scene. We are good people.” how are we even in this? “The rocks would hold her in place and she’d only have been waist deep. She could have stood there and asked for help because people do walk by.” While Ms Bulley’s mobile phone was found – still connected to a work conference call – along with her pet dog Willow, there was no trace of her. “The police know the truth about Nikki and now the public need to focus on finding her,” the family's statement read. “We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road,” police said in a statement on Sunday. They released a statement from Nicola’s family begging for the public to “focus on finding her”. “This caused some real challenges for (her partner) Paul and the family,” police said at the time. “I think that would be totally unfair to be honest with you, and I would sling the hook and give up searching. After Sunday’s discovery of the body, Mr Faulding insisted it was “totally unfair” to suggest that he had given the family “false hope”.

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Nicola Bulley: Partner's 'agony' after body found in river (Yahoo News Australia)

Police searching for Nicola Bulley, who went missing on 27 January, have found a body after receiving a tip-off from two walkers.

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Nicola Bulley: Missing woman's partner says family in 'agony' after ... (BBC News)

Ms Bulley disappeared while walking her dog in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire, sparking a major search. On Sunday, Lancashire Police said they "sadly ...

How is it then, after all those extensive searches and police saying that was where she was, her body was potentially so close? Since Ms Bulley went missing, police have said she was in the river. It is understood two people walking their dogs by the river spotted the body and alerted police. Ms Bulley's family said they were aware that police were revealing the detail as there were "people out there speculating and threatening to sell stories about her". In a sign of the significant levels of attention being paid to the case, Lancashire Police's investigation also faced a backlash after disclosing Ms Bulley's struggles with the menopause and alcohol, which they said was "to avoid any further speculation". At the heart of this investigation comes the question of how police dealt with the disappearance of a woman - specifically the information they shared about her with the public and their ability to deal with the spotlight of attention that suddenly arrived in Lancashire.

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Nicola Bulley: family 'in agony' after body found in river near where ... (The Guardian)

Bulley's partner, Paul Ansell, says family trying to stay strong as private diving expert defends search.

The difference between these two search areas has caused a lot of confusion and unfair criticism towards myself and my team at Specialist Group International (SGI). “My previous comments saying that if Nicola was in the river, I would find her, still stand. He said his thoughts were with Bulley’s family and friends. Unfortunately it was a member of the public that made a grim discovery, unconfirmed as yet to be Nicola. “Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time,” Lancashire police said in a statement.

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Nicola Bulley: Anxious community left with unanswered questions (TalkTV)

TalkTV reporter Oliver Whitfield-Miočić reports from St Michael's-on-Wyre where police searching for Nicola Bulley discovered a body.

For now, the community is anxiously waiting to hear whether the body found in the water on Sunday is Nicola. “They are disgusting human beings and I’m trying to report it to the police.” But there is anger the police released personal information about Nicola’s peri-menopause and alcohol “issues”. And it is not just the youth of St Michael’s who have questions. They have seen the posters around the village and naturally they ask things about what is going on.” “We are trying to keep things how they were before, but kids aren’t stupid," he said.

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Diver who helped to search for Nicola Bulley releases statement as ... (cosmopolitan.com)

Yesterday, Lancashire Police announced the incredibly sad news that a body has been found by the River Wyre, an area that was being searched following the ...

The SGI underwater search team was tasked with searching in the non-tidal part of the river, past the bench where Nicola's phone was found and a mile upstream past this point. Each year we locate and recover many unfortunate victims and bring them back to their families. The police-issued statement on the discovery said a formal identification process must be carried out: "We were called today at 11.36am [26 February 2023] to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road. Unfortunately, the diver and Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. Nicola's family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times.

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Body recovered from Lancashire river is Nicola Bulley, say police (The Guardian)

Officers confirm body is that of 45-year old mortgage adviser who went missing 24 days ago.

“Do the press and other media channels and so-called professionals not know when to stop? We would like to thank all of those who have helped during what has been a hugely complex and highly emotional investigation. “Nicola’s family have been informed and are of course devastated.

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The carnival of hysteria over Nicola Bulley shows us the very worst ... (The Guardian)

Bulley's family faced a cruel sleuthing free-for-all. But a breakdown of trust between public and police got us here, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

The worse judgment call on the police’s part at that point was to reveal that Bulley had an alcohol problem, in the midst of a difficult menopause. Tragedy is never pretty, and rarely limits itself to those directly affected, often prompting questions about the social conditions that allowed it. In the midst of a culture of distrust and a sleuthing free-for-all, the Lancashire constabulary tried to retake control of the narrative: on 15 February, more than a fortnight after Bulley’s disappearance, it held a press conference to debunk “persistent myths”. It caused needless pain for those who cared about her, and reinforced the sense of institutional misogyny within policing as a whole. [Amanda Platell](https://twitter.com/amandajplatell/status/1626149567971446792?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet) and [Petronella Wyatt](https://twitter.com/PetronellaWyatt/status/1626893496933138432?s=20) took the opportunity to critique Smith’s outfit, physique and whatever could thence be inferred about her character on social media. The restraint and discretion that would once have been an accepted part of policing is now viewed with the suspicion that the officers are just covering for each other. Of course we hope that the Met is the outlier force rather than just the first lid to be blown, but the force has tainted policing across the nation. The narcissistic urge to get closer to a prominent story by feeding false information to the police has always existed, but this time it was different, wildly amplified by social media, so that crank calls became viral conspiracy theories. Everything the police said with confidence led to a riot of speculation about all the other things they may not have considered. One TikTok account, Curtis Cool Stuff, posted a video of a man digging up woodland, and another of him roaming around a derelict house opposite the bank where Bulley was last seen. The glee and shamelessness of people broadcasting their vigilante investigations was chilling. If the police suspected no third party involvement, they still wouldn’t necessarily stick to a single hypothesis, still less announce it.

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Tragic development after mum vanished (NEWS.com.au)

Police have confirmed the body found less than a mile from where Nicola Bulley vanished is the missing mum.

There is definitely a body down there.” “It was a body of a woman. A police helicopter circled above as a man and woman were seen pointing to the spot where a new search was launched. Police in the UK have confirmed the body found less than a mile from where Nicola Bulley vanished is the missing mum. Police searching for Nicola on Sunday confirmed a body had been found less than a mile from where she was last seen more than three weeks ago. Nicola Bulley’s family has released a devastating statement after police in the UK confirmed the body found near where she went missing was her.

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Police identify body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley (CNN)

The body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley was identified by UK police on Monday, weeks after she disappeared while walking her dog in northern ...

It saddens us to think that one day we will have to explain to them that the press and members of the public accused their dad of wrongdoing (and) misquoted and vilified friends and family. Lancashire Police’s decision to reveal personal details about Bulley sparked widespread criticism, with many accusing the force of sexism. “In 29 years’ police service, I’ve never seen anything like it,” Smith said. “Our girls will get the support they need from the people who love them the most. But for three weeks, the search launched by Lancashire Police drew a blank. “Nicola’s family have been informed and are of course devastated.

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Body of Nicola Bulley found in River Wyre after three-week search (ABC News)

UK police find the body of missing woman Nicola Bulley three weeks after she went missing, in a case that drew fierce criticism of social media sleuths.

"Our girls will get the support from the people who love them the most. From the outset, it was the theory of the local police that she had fallen into the river, and her disappearance was not suspicious. It saddens us that we will have to one day explain to them that the press and members of the public had accused their dad of wrongdoing," the family's statement said. Her dog was untethered and hanging around the bench, but there was no sign of Ms Bulley. "We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road," local police said in a statement on Sunday. Ms Bulley failed to return from walking her dog along a river in the north-west English county of Lancashire in January.

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Nicola Bulley made our lives special - family statement (BBC News)

In a statement, the family of Nicola Bulley say she is "no longer a missing person".

"To those who genuinely helped and supported us, privately, we thank you. "Do the press and other media channels and so called professionals not know when to stop? "And it saddens us to think that one day we will have to explain to them that the press and members of the public accused their dad of wrongdoing, misquoted and vilified friends and family.

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Police identify body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley (9News)

Lancashire Police confirmed in a news conference on Monday that a body recovered from the River Wyre on Sunday, close to where 45-year-old Bulley was last seen, ...

Bulley's partner of 12 years, Paul Ansell, had described the situation as a "perpetual hell." Lancashire Police's decision to reveal personal details about Bulley sparked widespread criticism, with many accusing the force of sexism. But for three weeks, the search launched by Lancashire Police drew a blank. "In 29 years' police service, I've never seen anything like it," Smith said. "Some of it's been quite shocking and really hurtful to the family. Lancashire Police Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith told journalists on Wednesday that the social media frenzy had "significantly distracted" the investigation.

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British police identify body found in river as Nicola Bulley (The Sydney Morning Herald)

London: British police identified a body found in the River Wyre in northern England as Nicola Bulley, a mother of two who went missing last month sparking ...

“We will never be able to comprehend what Nikki had gone through in her last moments and that will never leave us. She was the centre of our world,” Bulley’s family said in a statement read to reporters by police. We will never forget Nikki.

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Police diver believes Nicola Bulley's body was not in river when he ... (7NEWS.com.au)

A member of the public found the missing UK mother in the reeds after she vanished while walking her dog.

“The discovery was not found in the river but in the reeds at the side of the river which was not part of our remit as the side scan sonar does not penetrate reeds above or below the water. “A riverbank and wade search would be the only way to search this area and we were not involved or tasked with that search. “The police underwater search teams and land search teams were searching for three full weeks and were also unable to find Nicola,” he said. “For three days, using high frequency side scan sonar, we thoroughly search the riverbed and can categorically confirm that Nicola was not laying on the riverbed on the days that we searched.” “Unfortunately it was a member of the public that made a grim discovery,” Faulding said. After her body was found, SGI founder and CEO Peter Faulding stood by his claims that Bulley’s body was not “in” the river when his teams searched - making it clear the river banks and reeds were not part of his search team’s scope as assigned by Lancashire Police.

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'Appalling': Fury after mum's body found (NEWS.com.au)

The family of missing mum Nicola Bulley has released a heartbreaking statement after police in the UK confirmed a body found in a river was her.

brought on by menopause” — and publicly labelling her a “high risk” missing person due to her “vulnerabilities”. “Do the press and other media channels and so called professionals not know when to stop? There is definitely a body down there.” “To those who genuinely helped and supported us, privately, we thank you. “We will never forget Nikki. Police said Nicola had “vulnerabilities” at the time she went missing they were made aware of by partner Paul Ansell and her family. “It was a body of a woman. A police helicopter circled above as a man and woman were seen pointing to the spot where a new search was launched. The family of missing mum Nicola Bulley has released a heartbreaking statement after police in the UK confirmed a body found in a river was her. The family said police confirmed their “worst fears” when they revealed the body belonged to Nicola. “It saddens us to think that one day we will have to explain to (Nicola’s daughters) that the press and members of the public accused their dad of wrongdoing, misquoted and vilified friends and family. Nicola Bulley’s family has lashed out at the media after police in the UK confirmed the body found near where she went missing was her.

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U.K. police identify body as missing mother Nicola Bulley (CBS News)

Bulley's remains were found in a river over the weekend after she went missing last month.

Lancashire police had faced criticism earlier for releasing personal details about Bulley, including that she was battling an alcohol problem and dealing with menopause. [body found in a river](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicola-bulley-body-found-during-search-for-missing-woman-england/) over the weekend in Lancashire was that of Nicola Bulley, a woman who [disappeared last month](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nicola-bulley-missing-mother-vanishes-after-dropping-daughters-off-school-england/) after dropping her children off at school. But the family criticized the news media's coverage of Bulley's disappearance, saying "the press and members of the public" had unjustly accused the girls' dad of "wrongdoing" and "misquoted and vilified friends and family."

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Nicola Bulley: Why can it take so long to find bodies? (BBC News)

The science, skills and practice of finding bodies in water shows it is one of the toughest challenges in policing.

then I'm confident that she's not in this stretch of river." They have to keep accurate records of a search's progress. And sometimes, tragically, no answers can be found at all. "Because this case has had so much scrutiny then every little step is micro-analysed. [can lead to the recovery of a victim of drowning](https://theconversation.com/how-science-is-helping-the-police-search-for-bodies-in-water-73931). [Mary Berry comes to the rescue of hopeless novice cooks](https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00156m7/mary-berrys-fantastic-feasts-series-1-episode-1?at_mid=82KZjuHPDl&at_medium=owned_display&at_campaign=Mary_Berrys_Fantastic_Feasts_S1_E1_NewsinArticle&at_ptr_name=bbc&at_campaign_type=owned&at_objective=consumption&at_ptr_type=media&at_link_origin=in_article_promo_box&at_format=image&at_link_title=Mary_Berrys_Fantastic_Feasts_S1_E1_NewsinArticle&at_bbc_team=BBC) "But it's not that unusual and I'm sure that there'll be a review of everything the police have done, and from the review where there's learning and good practice to come out, that will make them better in the future." "The fact that there is a lot of debris in the water and people are not found immediately is not that uncommon. Police Search Advisers (POlSAs), the next step up, have to do yet more training and they are expected to take part in both a nationwide sharing of skills and experience and, crucially, peer review each other's operations, whatever the outcome. 'Why didn't we find her just a mile down the river? If the water is tidal or has currents, and the victim is not found in the immediate days after their disappearance, their body could ultimately move far away from the centre of the search. Contrary to the conclusions of social media sleuths, finding bodies in water is one of the toughest challenges in policing.

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