by Police divers returned to the stretch of river where Nicola Bulley, mother of two, disappeared.
The 45-year-old’s body was pulled from the River Wye in Lancashire in February but a number of questions remained unanswered.
A team of divers were seen in the water not far from a weir and downstream from a bench where police believe Mrs Bulley entered the water at St Michael’s on Wyre on 27 January.
Police divers were spotted in the River Wyre on April 4 and a short clip was uploaded to YouTube. Lancashire Police said in a statement: “We can confirm that we are carrying out work under the direction of Her Majesty’s Coroner.”
Mrs Bulley went missing while walking her dog after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school, sparking a huge search operation and intense media and public interest.
His body was found in the river 23 days after his disappearance, about a mile further downstream from the dugout on February 19.
An inquest into Mrs Bulley’s death will be held on 26 June.
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Police divers return to River Wyre six weeks after their missing mother’s body is found
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Timeline of the disappearance of Nicola Bulley
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YouTuber sees divers fording the River Wyre
Man, 34, arrested for footage shot inside the police cordon
5:47 pm , Andy Gregory
A man was arrested last month over footage taken from inside a police cordon the day Nicola Bulley’s body was found in the River Wyre.
The 34-year-old man from Kidderminster has been arrested on charges of harmful communications and perversion of the course of justice in connection with the investigation to find Mrs Bulley.
My colleague Martha McHardy has the full report:
Man arrested over footage shot inside Nicola Bulley’s police cordon
Social Media Algorithms Fueled Online Interest in Nicola Bulley Case – Experts
17:05 , Emily Atkinson
Social media algorithms that reward and encourage controversial content have fueled waves of online interest in the Nicola Bulley case, experts said.
More here:
Social Media Algorithms Fueled Online Interest in Nicola Bulley Case – Experts
Three reasons why it took so long to find Nicola Bulley’s body
4.30pm , Emily Atkinson
A body belonging to missing mother Nicola Bulley was finally found on February 19, about a mile away from where she was last seen on the river at St Michael’s on Wyre in Lancashire.
Mrs Bulley had disappeared on 27 January while walking her dog Willow after dropping her children off at school that morning.
Police said two walkers, who used a well-trodden path by officers, found his body, which was formally identified the next day.
Matt Mathers relationships:
Three reasons why it took so long to find Nicola Bulley’s body
Map: where the police have searched – and where a body has been found – following the disappearance of Nicola Bulley
3.55pm , Emily Atkinson
A map has been released showing the exact location where a body was found during the search for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley, compared to where she was last seen and where her phone was found.
Martha McHardy relationships:
The map shows where the police have searched and where the body was found in the search for Nicola Bulley
YouTuber sees divers fording the River Wyre
3.25pm , Emily Atkinson
Police divers were spotted fording the River Wyre on 4 April and a short clip was uploaded to YouTube.
The team of divers were seen in the water not far from a weir and downstream from a bench where police believe Mrs Bulley entered the water at St Michael’s on Wyre on 27 January.
In a statement shared today, Lancashire Police said: “We can confirm that we are carrying out work under the direction of Her Majesty’s Coroner.”
Footage shared on social media by YouTuber Maria Solarz shows divers returning to the scene, with one diver filmed “floating on his back” along a stretch of river.
Ms Solarz shot the video during a “nice quiet walk” with her son and a friend.
The divers are seen wading through waist-high water before floating down the river near a weir, near where the mother of two went missing.
Summary: Timeline of the disappearance of Nicola Bulley
3:07pm , Emily Atkinson
A body was found in the search for Nicola Bulley after a tip from the public in February.
The 45-year-old was last seen on Friday 27 January at around 9.20am walking her dog along the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Ms. Bulley’s phone was found, apparently still connected to a Microsoft Teams work call, on a nearby park bench, along with the harness and leash of her dog, Willow, a springer spaniel.
His body was found in the river 23 days after his disappearance, about a mile further downstream from the dugout on February 19.
Questions still hang over the circumstances of Mrs Bulley’s long search as we await the results of an inquest and a long list of inquiries.
In the meantime, here’s a timeline of how the case unfolded:
Chronology of the disappearance of Nicola Bulley as a corpse found in search of the missing woman
Police divers return to River Wyre six weeks after their missing mother’s body is found
2:51 pm , Emily Atkinson
Police divers have returned to the River Wyre six weeks after the body of Nicola Bulley was found in the water.
Footage has been shared on social media showing divers in the water.
Officers were seen wading in the water near the weir near where the 45-year-old’s phone and her dog Willow were found on the morning she disappeared on Jan. 27.
My colleague Thomas Kingsley has the details:
Nicola Bulley: Police divers return to river after missing mother’s body is found
