Map reveals exact spot where body was found in search for Nicola Bulley as missing mum’s family wait for answers
A MAP has revealed the exact spot where a body was found in the search for missing mum Nicola Bulley.
The remains were spotted yesterday morning by dog walkers who frantically phoned police – sparking a massive response.
Cops confirmed in the afternoon that a body had been found in the River Wyre, Lancashire.
But, as no formal identification had been carried out, they were unable to say whether the remains belonged to Nicola.
The mum-of-two’s family are now waiting for answers, but could be waiting days to find out if the body belongs to her.
A map and photos have now revealed exactly where the body was found, less than a mile away from where the missing mum was last seen.
The 45-year-old disappeared in St Michael’s on Wyre at around 9.15am on January 27.
And the body was found at around 11am yesterday, near Rawcliffe Road.
It was said to have been on the edge of the river, in undergrowth, when first seen by members of the public.
And the horrified witness’ first words to the cops have been revealed.
The man, who appeared pale, could be seen pointing to the area along the bank.
He can then be heard saying: “It was a body. It is down there.
“It was a body of a woman. There is definitely a body down there.”
Another witness told The Mirror: “I noticed a man and a woman and two police officers on the embankment.
“I heard the man talking to police about something in the undergrowth.
“Police cars were flying down the road with the blues and twos going.
It comes as…
- The horrified witness’ first words after spotting a women’s body in the river were revealed
- Nicola’s family could be waiting days to find out if the body pulled from the river is hers
- A former cop claims we’ll never know what happened to Nicola
- The missing mum’s partner shares how he and their children are coping
- Inside the police’s search for the 45-year-old
- A former cop claims there are ‘two possibilities’ as to why a body has only just been found
- Dive expert Peter Faulding says he know he’ll be ‘canned‘ over his search efforts
“A police officer pulled up a few minutes later and got his drone out.
“Five minutes later the helicopter arrived. Officers asked to me get out so I moved 200 yards down the road.”
Police said yesterday the death was being treated as “unexplained”.
Nicola’s partner Paul broke his silence after the body was found and said he had “no words right now, just agony”.
Other members of the mum’s family were said to be feeling “heartbroken“, and bracing for “the worst possible news“.
Meanwhile, former cops have weighed in on why they think a body has only just been found in the search for Nicola.
One former cop revealed there were two possibilities – police “failed in their search or the body was weighed down”.
Another claimed nobody will ever know with “absolute certainty” what happened to the mum.