Nicola Bulley: Police reveal three maps of key search areas
Nicola Bulley vanished after dropping off her daughters at school on 27 January.
Police searching for Nicola Bulley have revealed three maps of key search areas for the missing mum.
Bulley, 45, vanished after dropping off her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on 27 January in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Lancashire Police said they had formed three main hypotheses for her disappearance, including she went into the river, there was third-party involvement and she left the area voluntarily.
The force maintained their “working hypothesis” was that Bulley, who was classed as a high-risk missing person, fell into the river and they had found no evidence of any “criminal aspect or third party involvement”.
Police are continuing to look for Bulley but added the scale of the investigation would be kept under review
Police reveal three maps of key search areas:
Nicola Bulley: Land Search
Police have carried out a search of the land in the immediate vicinity of the area where Bulley was last seen in St Michael’s on Wyre.
Teams with trained Counter Terrorist Officers carried out extensive area searches and they were joined by police dogs and drones.
Fire and rescue dogs and firefighters were also on the ground assisting the search efforts, as well as 24 Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue volunteers.
Wyreside Farm caravan site and the caravans were searched, as well as the abandoned house.
The National Police Air Service helicopter was also deployed to search the area.
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Nicola Bulley: River Search
The police search of the river included an intense search around the bench location in St Michael’s on Wyre, using sonar, underwater cameras and police divers.
Officers were also joined by SGI and Fire Service, who deployed their underwater drone ROV and pole cameras.
This search, which was conducted down to the weir, was also joined by Cumbria Police specialist search dogs.
Below the weir police officers, firefighters and mountain rescue carried out surface searches downstream towards Great Eccleston.
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The fire service boat was deployed along with assistance from Lancaster Search and Rescue volunteers.
Police divers waded the weir, with a police helicopter covering the length of the river.
Police continued expanding the search further to the sea following expert advice.
Sonar was used continually down the river as far as Cartford Bridge, where a tidal stretch starts.
From Cartford to the coast HM Coastguard, police marine units, police dogs, West Cumbria Search and Rescue and volunteers from Specialist Search Dogs carried out continued searches.
They were supported by Fleetwood Inshore Lifeboat Maritime Volunteer Service.
Nicola Bulley: Wider Search
Police said they searched Morecambe Bay with the same level of intensity.
The search area included various support from HM Coastguard, Bay Search and Rescue, NPAS, police drones, NW Inshore Fisheries Conservation Authority.
