Body found in UK river is missing mother Nicola Bulley, police say
- Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog near the River Wyre in Lancashire on January 27. Her disappearance captured media and public attention
- Following the identification of her body on Monday, Bulley’s family statement included heavy criticism of media intrusion during the search for the mother of two
British police on Monday identified a body found in the River Wyre in northern England as Nicola Bulley, a mother of two who went missing last month sparking a large search that captured media and public attention.
“Sadly we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered Nicola Bulley from the River Wyre,” Lancashire Police Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson told a news conference.
Bulley, 45, was last seen walking her dog near the river in Lancashire on January 27. Her mobile phone, still connected to a work call, was found on a nearby bench.
Lancashire Police said an underwater search team and specialist officers had recovered a body from the water on Sunday.
While police had said throughout there was no evidence of anything untoward or any third party involvement, her case became widely reported in Britain and debated on social media as the general public discussed her possible whereabouts.