Nicole Bulley | Lancashire Missing Mother of Two

Nicola Bulley, a 45-year-old mortgage advisor and mother of two is missing and was last seen walking her dog alongside the River Wyre in St Michael's-on-Wyre, Lancashire on January 27th, 2023 around 9:20 AM. She had just dropped her daughters off at school in the village and was on a conference call during her walk.

Nicola's last social media post

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Willow was agitated

Her phone was found on a bench, still connected to a conference call, as well as a harness and lead for her dog, Willow, a springer spaniel. When other dog walkers found Nicola's phone on the bench, they called the school where her children were, who then contacted Nicola's partner, Paul Ansell, 44. He rushed to the scene from the family home 3 miles away in Inskip before calling the police. Some have wondered if Nicola may have slipped and fallen into the river, some have speculated that she may have had a medical episode, and many are wondering if she could've been abducted.

A large scale search is ongoing, involving police specialist resources and including more than 100 participants and 25 trained volunteers from the Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team. Superintendent Sally Riley, of Lancashire Police, said: “I must stress at this time that this remains a missing person inquiry and at this time there is nothing to suggest any third-party involvement in Nicola’s disappearance.

Nicola's family have made a statement: “We have been overwhelmed by the support from our community and would like to thank everyone for their ongoing efforts to help us find Nicola. The girls are desperate to have their mummy back home safe with them and your ongoing efforts have provided comfort to them whilst we await news on Nicola. We ask for anyone who thinks they may have any Information that may help the police find Nicola to please come forward and help them with their enquiries.”

Nicola is white, 5ft 3ins tall, with light brown shoulder-length hair. She speaks with an Essex accent. She was last seen wearing a long black gilet jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive-green ankle wellies. Her hair was tied into a ponytail.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting log 565 of January 30, or call 999 if they have an immediate sighting.

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