‘She’s not in the river’: diving expert in Nicola Bulley case under the spotlight

Peter Faulding (C) speaking to the media in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 6 February as police continued to search for Nicola Bulley. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA

Peter Faulding arrived in Lancashire in the manner of a man who does not lack confidence, promising answers to a mystery that was tormenting a family, and captivating a nation.

Flying in from Surrey in his own helicopter, 10 days after the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, Faulding surveyed the River Wyre near the place where she was last seen.