Man who found Nicola Bulley's body claims to be 'spiritual medium' from Greater Manchester

A man who found Nicola Bulley's body in the River Wyre is a self-described 'spiritual medium' from Greater Manchester.

Jason Rothwell found the missing mum-of-two's body on Sunday, more than three weeks after she went missing. Her body was pulled from a stretch of the river which was less than a mile away from a bench where her phone was found on the morning of January 27.

According to the MailOnline, Mr Rothwell, from Oldham, and his friend spoke to police at the scene on Sunday who later recovered the body. The pair were pictured pointing to the river before divers waded in.

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Mr Rothwell said he was not asked by Lancashire Police or Nicola's family to 'become involved in the case' but said he decided to use 'what ever “gift” it is we mediums posses to try and locate' her. In a post on Facebook, he wrote: "It is with great regret that I have to address this issue at this time.

"But due to wide number of private enquires and threads now circulating on YouTube and TikTok, I feel I should but put a brief statement. As has obviously become apparent, yes it is myself in the images in the media currently circulating relating to the case of Nicola Bulley and yes yesterday morning it was myself and a friend who reported and assisted the police in the recovery of a body from the river Wyre.

"Such as it is it would be inappropriate of me to discuss in any further detail anything we may know about that body at this time, considering a formal identification of that body has yet to be confirmed. I would also like to just say a huge thank you to Lancashire police for their help, support and the open mindedness with which they dealt with us,