mother-of-two nicola bully still missing a week later Disappeared while walking her springer spaniel Willow,
The 45-year-old mortgage advisor had dropped off his daughters, aged six and nine, at primary school before heading east along the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre. Lancashire, on 27 January. She was seen by at least one fellow dog walker before she disappeared.
Last seen at 9.15am Described by Ms Bulle Lancashire Police As a 5 ft 3 in white female with light brown shoulder-length hair, wearing a long black jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive green ankle Wellington boots.
Her hair was in a ponytail at the time of her disappearance.
About 20 minutes later a lead and harness belonging to the dog and a mobile phone belonging to Ms Bulle were found on a bench at the edge of the towpath. Her phone was still connected to a Microsoft Teams conference call she had joined at 9.01 a.m. with her employer, Exclusively Mortgage.
The call was muted and didn’t have its own camera, company director Ben Poesicha has since told the daily telegraph,
Emergency crews including Lancashire Fire and Rescue, the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue Team and the North West Underwater Search Team have all joined the hunt for him, while police appeals to track down a second possible witness in the area ended in disappointment when concerned The person said that they had not seen him.
The map below shows the last known movements of Ms. Bully.
Map of the area where Miss Bully disappeared
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According to Lancashire Police’s Superintendent Sally Riley, there is so far no evidence that the missing woman was attacked.
“This remains a missing persons investigation and at this time there is nothing to suggest any third party involvement in Nicola’s disappearance,” she said.
“I appreciate that there are unanswered questions about what happened to Nicola, but I would urge people not to speculate or spread false rumours. We will share updates when we can, but we must provide factual Should be
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Paul Ansell, 44, Ms Bulley’s partner of 12 years, with whom she lives in Inskip, commented in a statement: “It’s just perpetual hell. This is absolutely unbelievable.
“We’re living through it but it doesn’t feel real. All we can say is we need to find her. She has two little girls who need their mommy home.
“We’ve got to have some good news now.”
Speaking to broadcasters on Friday, He added: “We’re never going to lose hope, but right now it’s like she vanished into thin air, it’s just crazy.
“I can’t believe we are one week in and yet it seems we are no further, it seems downright impossible.
“It’s like a dream, I can’t get my mind around it.”