Police confirm body found in River Wyre is that of missing Nicola Bulley

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

Lancashire Police said it was called to the scene, near Rawcliffe Road in St Michaels, at 11.36am on Sunday. An underwater search team and specialist officers entered the water and recovered a body.

It is understood that a man and a woman walking their dog discovered the body and called police.

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Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Lancashire Police assistant chief constable Peter Lawson said: “Sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered Nicola Bulley from the River Wyre.

“Nicola’s family have been informed and are of course devastated. Our thoughts are with them at this time as well as with all her loved ones and the wider community.

“We recognise the huge impact that Nicola’s disappearance has had on her family and friends, but also on the people of St Michael’s.

“We would like to thank all of those who have helped during what has been a hugely complex and highly emotional investigation.

“Today’s development is not the outcome any of us would have wanted, but we hope that it can at least start to provide some answers for Nicola’s loved ones, who remain foremost in our thoughts.”

The body was found around a mile from where Nicola, 45, was last seen.

The mother-of-two had been walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre after dropping her daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27. Her partner, Paul Ansell, earlier told Sky News about his 'agony' after the body was recovered.

He said: “No words right now, just agony. We’re all together, we have to be strong.”

The investigation into Ms Bulley’s