A mural in memory of the late Nicola Bulley has been unveiled in the town she grew up in.
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A specialist involved in the search for missing Nicola Bulley has explained in detail how his strategy would have differed if police had made him aware of her health issues. Peter Faulding has also changed his views on what could have happened to Nicola since new information was shared by Lancashire Police yesterday (Wednesday February 15).
He now believes there is a greater chance that the mum-of-two was swept out to sea or simply wandered off. The 45-year-old went missing while walking her dog along the River Wyre in Lancashire on January 27.
Mr Faulding's Specialist Group International was brought in to help assist with the search by Nicola's family 10 days after she vanished. His team spent three days scouring a stretch of water close to where the missing woman's phone was discovered on a bench, with police investigators allegedly working on the theory she had tumbled into the water by accident and was of sound mind.
READ MORE: Police say missing mum Nicola Bulley had 'significant alcohol issues'
However, Mr Faulding told The Mirror he was just as surprised as anyone when Lancashire Police revealed Nicola had problems. The force said Nicola had experienced "significant" issues with alcohol in the past prompted by struggles with the menopause and they had recently resurfaced.
Just 17 days before she vanished, police had been to her address in Inskip following reports of concerns for her welfare. Mr Faulding said he was told none of this when he arrived at the scene despite being briefed each day.
He criticised the decision to release the sensitive information publicly, reports The Mirror.
"From my point of view… this information should never have been made public this afternoon at all. It’s not fair," Mr Faulding
A mural in memory of the late Nicola Bulley has been unveiled in the town she grew up in.
Nicola Bulley's sister has shared a poignant tribute after police confirmed the body in the River Wyre was her missing sibling. Louise Cunningham has been at the centre of the "Bring Nikki Back Home" social media campaign and today shared a yellow heart on Facebook in memory of her older sister. Friends and people from her old school in Essex are urging people to "spread the love for Nikki" and have shared tributes.
Nicola Bulley in the River Wyre says he is a "medium" who used his "gift" to locate the missing mum-of-two. Jason Rothwell, 33, was pictured on the riverbank along the River Wyre on Sunday as her body was found.
Nicola Bulley after the social media app was criticised for allowing conspiracy theories to spread on its platform during the search for the mother-of-two. The social media app said it would “take action” against people who violated its community guidelines when posting content about the case of Ms Bulley. Police confirmed on Monday that a body found in the river around 1 mile from where Ms Bulley was last seen was that of the missing 45-year-old.
After police confirmed the body recovered yesterday was that of missing mum Nicola Bulley, her heartbroken family have released a statement.
the body was found was not within the search team's area and stands by that if Nicola was in the river, he would find her. In a post on the SGI Facebook page, Faulding addressed the news, adding that he did not volunteer to help for "any limelight or publicity. " Read More: Nicola Bulley search expert Peter Faulding speaks out as police find bodyThe update said: "Although identification has not been formally confirmed I would like to say my thoughts are with the family and friends of Nicola Bulley at this very difficult time.
Police were alerted to reports of a body found by a man and a woman who had been walking along the River Wyre yesterday (February 19). The body was discovered a mile downstream from where Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27.
A huge police search has begun close to the river where missing mum Nicola Bulley disappeared, after officers received a tip-off from two dog walkers.
Police divers have arrived at the site of a new search linked to missing mum Nicola Bulley after officers received a tip-off from two walkers.
The disclosure of private information about Nicola Bulley is “shocking”, according to Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt. Her comments came after reports that heartless trolls hacked into social media accounts belonging to the missing mum's partner Paul Ansell.
LIVE – Updated at 07:31The comments made against a female detective leading the search for Nicola Bulley have come under severe criticism from a former head of a police watchdog. Zoe Billingham, who headed His Majesty’s Inspector of Constabulary, said the remarks by “a small section of the media” were “really disturbing”. “It’s the 21st century.
Nicola Bulley's final text message, sent just minutes before she disappeared, has been revealed as the investigation into the mum's disappearance continues.
The decision to release intimate personal details about missing mum Nicola Bulley has been heavily criticised by a former senior detective. Peter Bleksley, who is familiar to viewers of Channel 4 show Hunted, described the move by Lancashire Police as "utterly ludicrous".
Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp criticising the move. The force has been accused of "victim blaming" after disclosing that the missing Lancashire mother-of-two suffered "some significant issues with alcohol" in the past "brought on by her ongoing struggles with the menopause".
LIVE – Updated at 13:00A forensic expert who led the underwater search for missing Nicola Bulley has said they should “redo the search” following the revelations at yesterday’s press conference. On Wednesday evening, Lancashire Police announced the missing mother had faced “significant issues with alcohol” brought on by “ongoing struggles with the menopause”. It was significantly more detail than detectives had released at a press conference just hours earlier, when they simply referred to “vulnerabilities” that made her a “high risk” missing person.
Lancashire Police have issued an update into the search for missing mum Nicola Bulley saying that she had 'significant issues with alcohol' which had 'resurfaced over recent months'. The force have issued an updated statement this evening (February 15) saying they have taken an 'unusual step' to release information about her vulnerabilities.
It's now been 19 days since mother-of-two Nicola Bulley vanished in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.
Peter Andre has reached out to Nicola Bulley's family as the search for the mum-of-two continues. On 27 January, Nicola dropped off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school and was on her usual walk when she disappeared. Her phone – still connected to a call for her job as a mortgage advisor – was found on a bench overlooking the river, but despite a huge search of the river and surrounding countryside by Lancashire Police, no trace of her has been found.
Nicola Bulley's partner Paul Ansell is reported to have privately shown frustration with the police's efforts to find the missing mother-of-two. Nicola went missing on January 27 after a riverside dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre.
Nicola Bulley disappeared says he doesn't think she went into the water. Mark Astin, a photographer and swimmer, said the stretch of the River Wyre around St Michael's on Wyre, Lancs, is a "nice place to swim". Mr Astin, who posted a video on YouTube of his swim on the waterway said the river was "calm" but in places was "trickier" to get out on the banks.