Police are “extremely concerned” for the safety of a dog walker who has been missing for four days. Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre off Garstang Road in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Searches have been carried out looking for the mum of two by Lancashire Police using drones and police dogs, with support from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team and the North West Underwater Search Team. Friends and family are also searching across the St Michael’s area
Ms Bulley, from Inskip, Lancashire, is described as white, 5ft 3in, with light brown shoulder-length hair. She speaks with an Essex accent and was last seen wearing a long black gilet jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive green ankle wellies.
Her hair was tied into a ponytail. She was walking her brown-coloured spaniel immediately prior to going missing. Her phone was found on a bench near the riverbank, still connected to a work call, Lancashire Police said. Ms Bulley's dog was found close to where she disappeared.
On Monday Ms Bulley's partner, Paul Ansell, said it was "perpetual hell" for her family. He told the BBC: "We are living through this but it doesn't feel real. All we can say is we need to find her. She's got two little girls that need their mummy home. We have got to get some good news now."
Chief Inspector Chris Barton, of Lancashire Police, said: “Nicola has now been missing for two days and we are extremely concerned about her. Firstly, if anybody saw her on Friday morning and has not yet been spoken to by police, or if anybody has any other information about where she might be, please get in touch with us straight away.
“Inquiries are very much ongoing and we have a team of detectives working tirelessly to establish the circumstances around her disappearance, in addition to a large team of police officers, partner agency and volunteer groups on the ground searching the area around where she was last seen. We are following a number of lines of inquiry and are keeping an open mind at this stage about what has occurred.
“We appreciate there is a great deal of concern in the local area and that people want to help, however we would ask that nobody puts themselves in any danger. If anybody has any questions or concerns they are welcome to speak to officers in the area.”
Anybody who has information should call 101, quoting log 473 of January 27th, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
