Police investigating Nicola Bulley disappearance say tip lines are 'inundated with false information, accusations and rumour'
15.02.2023 - 18:31
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Police holding a press conference this afternoon to update the public about the ongoing search for missing mum Nicola Bulley say their phone lines are being 'inundated with false information, accusations and rumour'.
The 45-year-old disappeared while walking her springer spaniel dog, Willow, alongside the River Wyre in St Michael's, Lancashire, on January 27. She had previously 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 adviser - was found on a bench overlooking the river. Despite a huge search of the river and surrounding countryside by Lancashire Police, no trace of her has been found.
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At a press conference on February 3 the force first told the public of its “main working hypothesis” that the mortgage adviser fell in the river during a “10-minute window” between 9.10am and 9.20am that day. The force said her disappearance was not being treated as suspicious.
Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson and Senior Investigating Officer Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith led another conference today (Wednesday February 15) and provided a number of updates on the investigation, as well as answering questions from the media. Here are some of the key points that came out of it.
Det Supt Smith told the press conference: "Based on a specific number of vulnerabilities we were made aware of, Nicola was graded as high risk. She was immediately treated as a missing person.
"A number of hypothesises were formed. Those included one - she went into the river, two - third party involvement, three - she