a forensic expert leading an underwater search Missing Nicola Bulle has been released “Baffled” by the “strange” events of the mother’s disappearance.
45 years old went missing during her regular dog walk In the quiet village of St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire,
After dropping her kids off at school, she took her spaniel Willow for a walk River An eyewitness saw her at around 9 in the morning but despite extensive searches, she has not been found yet.
A mother of two disappeared during her regular dog walk in the quiet village of St Michael on Wyre in Lancashire
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Peter Faulding, chief executive of Specialist Group International (SGI), said, “Can’t get [his] around the head” is a fact the mother of two has yet to find.
He also warned that a “third party” may have been involved, although police have repeatedly stressed that they do not suspect foul play.
Here are five things that have puzzled forensic experts:
mobile left on the bench
According to the forensic expert, the mobile phone left on the bench was “the only thing the police could find”.
The phone was discovered on a bench still logged on at a work Microsoft Teams call with the camera and microphone both turned off.
However, Mr Faulding suggested that the phone could have been left there by a third party as a decoy.
SGI CEO Peter Faulding has raised questions about the matter
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“If Nicola is not in that part of the river today, I think there may be a third party and that [the phone] There was a noose placed by the river,” he told good morning uk on Tuesday.
“The phone on the bench, I mean, you have to ask, usually someone has a phone in their hands, especially if they’re walking around,” he said. bbc breakfast,
Nicola’s Dog Treats
Police still believe Bulli fell into the river, although his loved ones dispute this suggestion due to a lack of evidence.
She was walking her spaniel Willow at the time it disappeared but the dog was found “bone dry”, suggesting it had not entered the river before or after its owner disappeared.
Police teams carry out a search on the River Wyre in St Michaels on Wyre, Lancashire
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“A few years ago we had a drowning incident where a gentleman went into the river and when we got there Ripley, his dog, was barking at the riverbank,” Faudling told GB News.
“When we arrived it was howling, and pointing literally where it was. It stayed with its owner.
‘No scream was heard’
Mr Faulding also said it “finds it strange” that no screams were heard at the scene, despite police speaking to several witnesses.
There was also no trace left at the spot which could lead to a clue about the incident.
Doorbell footage from a friend shows Nicola Bulley loading her car outside her home on January 27, the day she went missing
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View not closed to the public
A scene of this nature will usually be closed to preserve any clues that may be revealing. of missingMr. Faulding said.
However, the area remained open to the public, which could result in loss of vital evidence, they claim.
A woman sits on the bench where Nicola Bulli’s belongings were found
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The forensic expert said: “People are walking past the bench. There’s no police tape up. It would normally be set off as a crime scene so potential crime scene investigators could go in and see if there were any microfibres, There is evidence, slip marks under the bank, etc. and I don’t believe this actually happened here.
Dead body not found in the river even after a lot of research
The downstream and upstream river have been thoroughly searched by police divers on several occasions, but they still haven’t found anything, leaving the forensic team “puzzled”.
Mr. Faulding told bbc breakfast: “These are very professional divers and they didn’t find anything and that’s the weird thing about it. That’s what I can’t get my head around. It’s weird.”
Private underwater exploration company using SGI sonar equipment
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“Usually when we deal with drowning victims they go to the bottom and they’ll be there for a while,” he said. “Police divers thoroughly searched that river twice and found nothing. This is one of the weirdest cases I’ve ever worked on.
“If there is anything, we will find it. After a time a body would move, but they searched the area and found nothing – that’s the strange thing. We are amazed.
Underwater search experts found nothing on the first day of search
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Asked if Bulle’s body could be in another part of the river, Mr Faulding said: “Unless someone dumped it in another part of the river or it fell somewhere… It’s a very short stretch.
“On a normal river we can scan ten miles a day for a body and locate it very quickly.”
He said there is not enough current in the Wyre River, where police believe Ms Bulley may have fallen, as she was carried downstream on the day she went missing.
Lancashire Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses and dashcam footage. Anyone with information or footage is asked to call 101, citing log 565 of 30 January. For any urgent viewing, please call 999.