The police force that led the search for Nicola Bulley has explained why divers have returned to the river near to where the mum-of-two's body was found. Specialists have been spotted in the area again nearly two months after the discovery was made.
Mortgage adviser Nicola, 45, was last seen on January 27 walking her dog Willow near the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. A high-profile search followed her disappearance, involving Lancashire Constabulary, firefighters, underwater teams and mountain rescuers, who mounted an operation stretching out to the coast.
A tip-off from two walkers led to Nicola's body being found on February 19 just over a mile from where she went missing. An inquest into her death was opened on February 22 with another hearing set to take place on June 26.
LancsLive reports that, speaking after the inquest was opened in February, senior coroner Dr James Adeley said: "The investigation will take time to complete to ensure that as complete a picture as possible of the facts concerning Ms Bulley's death is presented at the inquest. This will assist the family in understanding what occurred.
"As part of this process, HM Senior Coroner has requested Lancashire Constabulary produce information gathered during the search for Ms Bulley so it can be considered as part of the investigation."
The Mirror reports a police spokesperson as saying: “We can confirm this is us carrying out some work at the direction of HM Coroner."
Nicola's phone was found on a bench next to the river, still connected to a work call, while Willow was also found nearby. Police had to issue dispersal orders to keep social media content creators away from the scene amid wild online speculation about the case.
