Found Deceased UK - Nicola Bulley, 45, last seen walking her dog on footpath by the river, Inskip, Lancashire, 27 Jan 2023

[DFR3217]

"While the team was searching the grounds, the owner was there for some reason, and we asked him to go in and he had a quick look around and she wasn’t there."

Seems legit

I find this quote a bit strange. Is the initial assumption by police that she is just missing going to have gone on too long?

 

[tedtink]

My dear old Springer Spaniel was trained to sit and stay. I could get across a 10 acre field before I'd call her and she would come.
Just throwing that into the mix

 

[tor96]

How possible/impossible do you and other posters think it is, that NB never took the dog for a walk in the first place?

She apparently left the car in the car park as usual, after dropping her children off, I think that is in the daily Mail, then walked and joined a teams meeting, I hope I'm not right but does look like she has fallen into the river, I slipped nearly head first on a little bit of mud in my childrens school yard, where they have come in from the field. Hopefully I am wrong! If some rubbish or anything comes out of my pocket I automatically chase it as dont want to litter.

 

[Officer Dibble]

<modsnip - Disparaging comment about an approved source> they published an article today where the map visual states that Nicola took the girls to school and left her car on the school car park.

It is the first I've heard/seen it - re the car.

The Daily Mail - Missing Mother Nicola Bulley Boss Reveals Muted Work Call

The video within that DM MSM article, after the friend speaks, the Police say we do believe Nicola has gone missing, but we are keeping an open mind.

 

[Firstsnow4]

Assuming NB did drop her daughters off at school, and she was seen physically and it wasn't just the car seen and parked

Was the dog in the car?

Is there any CCTV of NB in the car or leaving the car?

Again that is something we don’t know. She could have just dropped the kids off and gone back home or elsewhere. The witness sighting may be wrong. That wouldn’t explain why the harness, lead and phone were left on a bench on her normal walking route though unless it was staged. IMO.

 

[DazN]

The so-called 'abandoned' house has a car parked in the driveway on Google Maps. Definitely just The Mirror trying to make it seem sinister.

Google Maps link:

53°51'47.8"N 2°48'52.5"W · St Michael's on Wyre, Preston, UK

St Michael's on Wyre, Preston, UK

goo.gl

 

[WhoIsThatGuy]

My dear old Springer Spaniel was trained to sit and stay. I could get across a 10 acre field before I'd call her and she would come.
Just throwing that into the mix

So if we assume NB dog was well trained, can we throw it out there that the dog would not have run away.

And if the dog had run off, and NB went to look for dog, why leave the phone and lead? If the dog has just run away, surely you would want to put dog on lead, or take phone purely so no one else would steal it while you were gone, not to mention just taking your phone to call for help?

Again there is no sign of NB, in the river, walk area or otherwise.

 

[DFR3217]

In this Mail article there's what looks like a facebook post from late November where she said she walked the dog, and she said it was cold, and a "Bit spooky too". Might be nothing, but I can't help wondering what made her feel as if it was spooky.

Police find 'key witness' who may help them locate Nicola Bulley

Lancashire Police said the witness, who was walking a white fluffy dog in the area, was 'currently being spoken to'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[IzzyWizzy123]

First time posting, and I sincerely hope I am not being inappropriate in speculating about this, but does anyone else find it a bit odd that in all the MSM reporting the emphasis is being placed on how much her girls need their mummy home, how much they are missing her, but no similarly emotive references to her partner needing her / missing her?

 

[SpursGyal]

In this Mail article there's what looks like a facebook post from late November where she said she walked the dog, and she said it was cold, and a "Bit spooky too". Might be nothing, but I can't help wondering what made her feel as if it was spooky.

Police find 'key witness' who may help them locate Nicola Bulley

Lancashire Police said the witness, who was walking a white fluffy dog in the area, was 'currently being spoken to'.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Looking at the post, I would say the fog made it feel spooky. Obviously JMO.

 

[Cicane]

But how would she have willingly disappeared? Surely she couldn’t have just walked, she was miles from anywhere, people would have seen her. And where would she have gone anyway, alone? She’d have to have somewhere to stay and a way of getting there. Someone else would have to be in on it surely?

 

[Cicane]

First time posting, and I sincerely hope I am not being inappropriate in speculating about this, but does anyone else find it a bit odd that in all the MSM reporting the emphasis is being placed on how much her girls need their mummy home, how much they are missing her, but no similarly emotive references to her partner needing her / missing her?

Yes I noticed that too

 

[DFR3217]

First time posting, and I sincerely hope I am not being inappropriate in speculating about this, but does anyone else find it a bit odd that in all the MSM reporting the emphasis is being placed on how much her girls need their mummy home, how much they are missing her, but no similarly emotive references to her partner needing her / missipp

Presumably if they think she's gone missing they think the daughters have more of an emotional pull for her.

 

[DazN]

From this article earlier today:

Missing walker's haunting words about 'spooky' path before vanishing

"But after dropping the children off at school on Friday morning he then got a call alerting him something was amiss."

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/...ho-need-their-mummy-home-partner-says-4007033

Ms Bulley did the school run before heading for the dog walk on Friday, police indicated.


When did this change...?

 

[Alyce]

Looking at the post, I would say the fog made it feel spooky. Obviously JMO.

that was my take on it…I’ve sometimes described an early morning walk as spooky if there’s mist or fog around.

 

[tor96]

So if we assume NB dog was well trained, can we throw it out there that the dog would not have run away.

And if the dog had run off, and NB went to look for dog, why leave the phone and lead? If the dog has just run away, surely you would want to put dog on lead, or take phone purely so no one else would steal it while you were gone, not to mention just taking your phone to call for help?

Again there is no sign of NB, in the river, walk area or otherwise.

I think she had gone to retrieve something, whilst being on a teams meeting, just put her phone to one side as I do if I'm on mute, I've chased halfway down a street to pick up an pit of date bus ticket that flew out of my pocket. Unfortunately bodies don't surface for days after a river incident, but honestly hope I am wrong and she will be found safe

 

[JumpingFrog]

Presumably if they think she's gone missing they think the daughters have more of an emotional pull for her.

Well, her family - her partner and their children, and their dog...

"She's got two little girls who need her" was what her partner said.

 

[Cicane]

From this article earlier today:

Missing walker's haunting words about 'spooky' path before vanishing

"But after dropping the children off at school on Friday morning he then got a call alerting him something was amiss."

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/...ho-need-their-mummy-home-partner-says-4007033

Ms Bulley did the school run before heading for the dog walk on Friday, police indicated.


When did this change...?

So if he took the car to the school how did she get to the river? Do they live within walking distance?

 

[DFR3217]

Just speculation, and my instincts are often wrong, but this doesn't feel good. The phone and the dog were a distraction, reducing her situational awareness and making her more vulnerable than she would be otherwise. I don't know.

 

[Tanzanite]

First time posting, and I sincerely hope I am not being inappropriate in speculating about this, but does anyone else find it a bit odd that in all the MSM reporting the emphasis is being placed on how much her girls need their mummy home, how much they are missing her, but no similarly emotive references to her partner needing her / missing her?

To be honest, I don't. It reflects how people generally speak about these situations. You can see the same posting language on this thread - posters talking about how harrowing it is for all of the family, but with particular emphasis on her two young daughters. Getting back to her two children and so on. I don't read anything into that, personally.