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Police have sealed off all roads near to the river where Nicola Bulley went missing.

A photographer at the scene near the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre told the Mirror: "It all happened so fast. Police have sealed all the roads off." Lancashire Police have been approached for a comment.

This comes three weeks after the mum-of-two disappeared while walking her springer spaniel Willow in the village of St Michael’s on Wyre on January 27. She was last seen at 9.10am taking her usual route with Willow, alongside the river, having earlier dropped off her two daughters at school.

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Her phone, still connected to a work call for her job as a mortgage adviser, was found just over 20 minutes later on a bench overlooking the riverbank, with her dog running loose. The search for her has since been extended to the sea, but she has not been found.

In a press conference on Wednesday, Lancashire Police revealed Ms Bulley was classed as a 'high-risk' missing person immediately after her partner reported her disappearance 'based on a number of specific vulnerabilities'. They later added in a statement that she had been struggling with alcohol issues and the menopause, and had stopped taking HRT medication.

Police later came under heavy criticism for revealing the details, with Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt describing the disclosure of private information as 'shocking'. Meanwhile, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was assessing information to determine whether an investigation would be necessary over the contact officers had with Ms Bulley on January 10.

The referral came