Paul Ansell, Nicola Bulley’s partner has told of his ‘agony’ after a body was found in the river near where she went missing.
According to EsB, a dead body is found by police in hunt for missing Nicola Bulley following tip off from walkers.
The family was said to be ‘in a lot of pain’ and ‘incredibly heartbroken’ last night.
The body, which has not yet been formally identified, was found yesterday morning around a mile from where the 45-year-old mortgage adviser was last seen.
It is understood that a man and a woman walking their dog discovered the body and called police. Lancashire Constabulary said officers were called to the River Wyre close to Rawcliffe Road at around 11.35am.
‘An underwater search team and specialist officers have subsequently attended the scene, entered the water and have sadly recovered a body,’ a statement said.
‘No formal identification has yet been carried out, so we are unable to say whether this is Nicola Bulley at this time.’
The body was found on an unremarkable stretch of the river, just past a slight bend, a mile or so outside the village, close to where a tree had fallen on its side half in and half outside the water, with branches and undergrowth partially submerged.
Police had earlier erected a tent and cordoned off the lane while police divers were called in, but the road was reopened around three hours later once the body was recovered.
The ‘heartbroken’ family of Nicola Bulley may not find out for several agonising days whether the body found in the River Wyre yesterday is that of the missing mother-of-two.
