Nicola Bulley: Timeline in full as body found in search for missing mum more than three weeks after disappearance

A body has been found in the River Wyre close to where missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley disappeared, Lancashire Police has said. The 45-year-old mortgage adviser vanished in St Michael’s on Wyre while walking her dog after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27.

A Lancashire Police spokesman said officers were called to reports of a body in the river close to Rawcliffe Road at around 11.35am on Sunday. Police are yet to confirm whether the body is that of Nicola's and say they are working to carry out formal identification.

The investigation into her disappearance has attracted widespread speculation as well as criticism of the police response. The force came under fire after making Nicola’s struggles with alcohol and peri-menopause public three weeks after she vanished.

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In a press conference on Wednesday, they revealed the mother-of-two was classed as a “high-risk” missing person immediately after her partner Paul Ansell reported her disappearance, “based on a number of specific vulnerabilities”. They later added in a statement that Ms Bulley, from Inskip in Lancashire, had stopped taking her HRT medication.

Here's a day-by-day rundown of how the case unfolded.

Nicola left home with her two daughters - aged six and nine - to drop them off at school. 15 minutes later she had a brief conversation with a fellow parent.

Nicola took her pet Willow for a walk along the path by the River Wyre, heading towards a gate in the lower field. She was later seen by another dog walker who was familiar with her

Nicola sent an email to her boss which was followed by a message to her friends six minutes later.

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