Nicola Bulley: Lancashire Police confirm they have found a body in the River Wyre

Grace Newton
By Grace Newton

Heritage Correspondent

Published 19th Feb 2023, 14:45 BST
Updated 19th Feb 2023, 14:48 BST
A body has been found in the River Wyre close to where Nicola Bulley went missing, Lancashire Police said.

No formal identification has yet taken place.

The body was found in undergrowth by two walkers earlier today and there is a large police presence at the scene.

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Lancashire Police said: “Officers were called to reports of a body in the river close to Rawcliffe Road at around 11.35am on Sunday.

Undated family handout file photo issued by Lancashire Police of missing woman Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre near to St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. A body has been found in the River Wyre close to where Nicola Bulley went missing, Lancashire Police said. Issue date: Sunday February 19, 2023.Undated family handout file photo issued by Lancashire Police of missing woman Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre near to St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. A body has been found in the River Wyre close to where Nicola Bulley went missing, Lancashire Police said. Issue date: Sunday February 19, 2023.
Undated family handout file photo issued by Lancashire Police of missing woman Nicola Bulley, 45, who was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre near to St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. A body has been found in the River Wyre close to where Nicola Bulley went missing, Lancashire Police said. Issue date: Sunday February 19, 2023.

“An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body.

“No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.

“Procedures to identify the body are ongoing.

“We are currently treating the death as unexplained.

“Nicola’s family have been informed of developments and our thoughts are with them at this most difficult of times. We ask that their privacy is respected.”