Police divers return to River Wyre where Nicola Bulley’s body was found

The River Wyre has been searched again by police divers in the latest stage of the investigation into the disappearance of Nicola Bulley. The mum-of-two went missing on January 27 this year and her body was tragically found in the River Wyre on February 19 after a three-week search operation.

Police, working alongside experts, extensively searched the stretch of the river near to where she had last been seen, but they struggled to find clues before her body was found. The investigation into her disappearance was concluded by Lancashire Constabulary on the basis that it had found no suspicious circumstances and there was not believed to be anybody else involved, LancsLive reports.

However, her death is now being investigated by a coroner. They are required to investigate any death which is suspicious or unexplained and they are tasked with determining how a person died.

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It is common for a water-related death to be investigated as a result and it is the coroner's discretion to decide what form that investigation should take place. New footage has come to light showing police divers in the River Wyre last week investigating the case.

Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen, is responsible for this investigation. He has previously said he would use evidence gathered by the police in that process. It was at this order that the new search, believed to have happened on April 4, took place.

The inquest into Nicola’s death opened on February and a full hearing will take place on June 26. Dr Adeley has previously asked the police not to publicly discuss the case and it has limited its comment on the latest