Nicola Bulley: Police vow to bring missing mum home as they urge search teams to scour river bank for clothes | UK News

Police are searching for missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley who vowed to “bring her home” as they urged people to look out for her clothes.

Officers believe the 45-year-old is “sad” fell into the River Wyre while she was walking her dog last Friday morning.

Search teams from the Lancashire Constabulary are continuing to scour the waterway near St Michael’s.

They are being helped by experts and divers from the HM Coast Guard, mountain rescue and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service – with sniffer dogs, drones and police helicopters close is also used.

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Meanwhile, they have urged the public to search along the river for clothing items Miss Bulley was last seen wearing.

This includes an ankle-length black quilted waistcoat, a black Engelbert Strauss waist-length coat, tight black jeans, green hiking socks, blue Next shoes ankle-length leaves, a necklace and a light green Fitbit.

Detectives are also analyzing CCTV and dashcam videos, and members of the public with footage that could be helpful have been encouraged to continue.

Speaking at a news conference on Friday, Superintendent Sally Riley said there could be a “problem with the dog that led her to the water’s edge, she put the phone down to deal with the dog momentarily, and Nicola may have fallen into the “.

However, Ms Bulley’s partner Paul Ansell, 44, said he would “never lose hope” of finding her.

“We’ll never lose hope, of course not, but it’s as if she vanished into thin air. It’s crazy,” he said.

The 44-year-old said his “whole focus is on my two daughters” and that he “hopes for goodness’ sake” that people come up with new information.