Nicola Bulley: Body found in River Wyre identified as missing mother

Police have confirmed the body recovered from the River Wyre is that of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley.

Her body was discovered after a rapid escalation in the search efforts on Sunday morning, following a tip-off from walkers.

“Sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered Nicola Bulley from the River Wyre,” Lancashire Police confirmed in a statement on Monday evening.

“Nicola’s family have been informed and are, of course, devastated. Our thoughts are with them at this time.

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