Nicola Bulley: Latest scenes as divers comb river and police cordon off bench where missing mother’s phone was found
By Sean Gleaves
Published 2nd Feb 2023, 13:53 BST
Updated 2nd Feb 2023, 15:14 BST
Specialist search teams returned to the river bank by the bench where Nicola Bulley's phone was found following her disappearance seven days ago.
These were the scenes:
5. Search for Nicola Bulley intensifies
Searches have been carried out since Friday, involving specialist police teams using helicopters, drones and dogs, and with support from the Coastguard, Bowland Mountain Rescue and Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service. Photo: Peter Byrne/ PA
Ms Bulley's parents revealed they have asked the police whether it was possible that she could have been kidnapped because she would never have left her children. Photo: Peter Byrne/ PA
On Wednesday, her father Ernest, 73, told The Mirror: “There was no sign of a slip or falling in, so our thought was ‘has somebody got her?’ Photo: National World