Continuing from previous thread.
SGI began to assist in searches on Monday, they haven’t had any success as yet and now say it may take 3 - 4 days to complete their searches.
No further Police updates on Monday.
Late on Monday night there was Police and Coastguard activity at Shard Bridge which is around 7 miles from where Nicola’s phone was found, towards the sea. Unconfirmed (Twitter and FB) reports are that it was usual search activity and/or a cyclist having been knocked off his bike.
Previous thread recap of what we know from police statements and news updates:
Nicola was wearing a coat, long gilet, and wellies, which would quickly weigh you down in water and be extremely difficult to remove.
If this is the case, it is likely to be some time until her body is found. The undercurrents are strong, the water there is dangerous, and the depth reaches ~18ft at high tide.
It’s easy to get carried away when posting online, so please let’s all remember that there is a missing person in the middle of this.
A daughter. A partner. A sister. A mum.
SGI began to assist in searches on Monday, they haven’t had any success as yet and now say it may take 3 - 4 days to complete their searches.
No further Police updates on Monday.
Late on Monday night there was Police and Coastguard activity at Shard Bridge which is around 7 miles from where Nicola’s phone was found, towards the sea. Unconfirmed (Twitter and FB) reports are that it was usual search activity and/or a cyclist having been knocked off his bike.
Previous thread recap of what we know from police statements and news updates:
- It was normal for Nicola to park at school, drop her daughters off, and start the walk from there.
- The map shows location of sightings of Nicola.
- The photo of the river bank shows the drop down to the water. The police diver had to be helped out by 2 people.
- Nicola’s phone, along with her dog Willow’s harness and lead, were found on or near the bench shown in top left of the photo.
- Willow was dry when found so hadn’t been in the water - any dog owners will know that this does not mean that she did or didn’t see Nicola in the water. It simply means that the dog did not go in.
- Willow wasn’t wearing her harness and that was normal on a walk, it was usually removed along with the lead for that part of the walk.
- They didn’t usually take a ball but it’s not certain that they didn’t on this day.
- Willow was found agitated, running between the bench and gate to the field.
- A family friend has shared a post on Facebook clarifying that Nicola’s partner was working from home, where they have CCTV, which rules him out in any suspicion of foul play. The fact he answered his phone at home would also be able to be used as proof of his location, if necessary.
- Nicola’s partner has never been a suspect and the Police have been clear from the beginning that this is a missing person enquiry.
- Nicola’s family are keeping all possibilities open in the hope of Nicola’s safe return, which is absolutely understandable.
- This link summarises all known information https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/everything-know-nicola-bulley-desperate-26150457
Nicola was wearing a coat, long gilet, and wellies, which would quickly weigh you down in water and be extremely difficult to remove.
If this is the case, it is likely to be some time until her body is found. The undercurrents are strong, the water there is dangerous, and the depth reaches ~18ft at high tide.
It’s easy to get carried away when posting online, so please let’s all remember that there is a missing person in the middle of this.
A daughter. A partner. A sister. A mum.
