A bench near where missing mum Nicola Bulley was last seen has now been cordoned off by police.
Nicola, a missing mum-of-two was last seen on Friday, January 27, while walking her dog on the footpath by the river off Garstang Road in St Michael's on Wyre. The 45-year-old's pet dog, Willow, was found nearby and a rescue search team was launched by Lancashire Police as investigators keep an open mind over the disappearance.
Police are now focusing their efforts on a stretch of river just feet away from the bench where Nicola's phone was found. At around 10.40am on Thursday February 1, a specialist underwater unit arrived bearing oxygen tanks and long yellow cables dressed in black. The police divers are extensively searching the section of water which is said to be 18 feet deep, Birmingham Live reports.
