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Police searching for Nicola Bulley have retrieved a body from the River Wyre, close to where the mother-of-two went missing in January.
The discovery came after a road and a footpath were cordoned off near St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
A police helicopter was seen flying nearby. The search site is about a mile from where Ms Bulley was last spotted.
Lancashire Police confirmed a body had been found by divers but said that no formal identification had yet taken place.
They added: “Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
It was reported that the latest developments followed a tip-off from two walkers.
The mother-of-two disappeared while walking her dog on January 27.
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Police searching for missing mother Nicola Bulley have found a body
A body has been found in the search for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley, police have said.
No formal identification has yet been carried out, Lancashire Police said.
Procedures to identify the body are ongoing and the force is currently treating the death as unexplained, it said.
My colleague Jane Dalton has more:
Police searching for missing mother Nicola Bulley have found a body
The mother of two has been missing since 27 January
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 14:531676821304
Mapped: Body found close to Rawcliffe Road, police say
The as-yet-unidentified body was discovered close to Rawcliffe Road, police have said.
The road runs tightly parallel to the river at several points.
The body is reported to have been discovered by dog walkers less than a mile from where Nicola Bulley went missing.
View moreAndy Gregory19 February 2023 15:411676820649
Locals may have been aware of police presence at river, say police
Here is the latest from Lancashire Police on Twitter, who acknowledged that residents in St Michael’s may have been aware of police activity by the river:
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 15:301676819875
Video report: Police recover body in river near to where Nicola Bulley went missing
✕Lancashire Police recover body in river near to where Nicola Bulley went missingAndy Gregory19 February 2023 15:171676818601
Police statement in full as body found in River Wyre
Here is the full statement from Lancashire Police, after a body was discovered in the River Wyre:
“We were called today at 11.36am to reports of a body in the River Wyre, close to Rawcliffe Road.
“An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body.
“No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.
“Procedures to identify the body are ongoing. We are currently treating the death as unexplained.
“Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”
A police diving team at the River Wyre near St Michael’s on Wyre
(Jason Roberts/PA)
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 14:561676816930
Pictured: Police search river as roads nearby ‘cordoned off'
Here are some images from the scene of an intensified police search at the River Wyre this afternoon:
A police diving team at the River Wyre near St Michael's on Wyre
(Jason Roberts/PA Wire)
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 14:281676815740
Investigation chief ‘arrives at scene of search’ on River Wyre
Rebecca Smith, the Detective Superintendent leading the Nicola Bulley investigation, has arrived at the scene of an apparently intensified search in recent hours, according to Sky News.
Helicopters and divers have been spotted at a stretch of the River Wyre this afternoon, with police having reportedly cordoned off nearby roads.
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 14:091676814309
Police ‘seal off roads’ close to where Nicola Bulley went missing
Police searching for Nicola Bulley have reportedly cordoned off roads close to where the mother-of-two went missing.
Divers and a helicopter have been spotted nearby.
“It all happened so fast. Police have sealed all the roads off. It’s fair to say a massive search is underway,” a photographer at the scene told the Daily Mirror, which reported claims that it follows a tip-off from two walkers.
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 13:451676811337
Watch: Penny Mordaunt condemns ‘drama and distraction’ surrounding Nicola Bulley case
✕Penny Mordaunt condemns 'drama and distraction' surrounding Nicola Bulley caseAndy Gregory19 February 2023 12:551676809630
Mapped: Nicola Bulley’s last-known movements
Andy Gregory19 February 2023 12:27
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