Police found missing mother-of-two's phone still connected to call

Police found missing mother-of-two’s phone still connected to conference call that the the 45-year-old took from a bench shortly before she vanished on riverside dog walk three days ago

• Nicola Bulley, 45, has been missing since 9am Friday after riverside walk in Wyre
• Police dive teams, drones, search dogs and mountain rescue have been sent in 

A missing mother-of-two was on a work conference call when she vanished, leaving her mobile phone on a bench by a river. 

Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre off Garstang Road in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.

Ms Bulley is mortgage adviser and is understood to live with her partner Paul Anstell and their children. 

Police arrived at the scene to find her mobile phone on the bench and the call still active.

Nicola Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of January 27 , when she was spotted walking her dog

Ms Bulley had been out watching this dog when she was reported missing three days ago

Supt Sally Riley said: ‘It was on a meeting call, and that was still live it was connected to the conference call and that hadn’t been terminated.

‘There are no reports of anything like that but clearly all scenarios are tested and checked for but in the absence of anything to suggest there was anything criminal was there anything to suggest she was attacked, absolutely not.’

Searches have been carried out by Lancashire Police using drones and police dogs over the weekend, with support from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service, Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue team and the North West Underwater Search Team.

Police search a bank alongside the River Wyre close to where missing the missing mother of two was last seen on Friday morning

Police today said they believed Nicola was a missing person and it was not currently being treated as a ‘crime inquiry’. 

Local community members have also organised search efforts across the St Michael’s area.

Ms Bulley, from Inskip, Lancashire, is described as white, 5ft 3in, with light brown shoulder-length hair. She speaks with an Essex accent and was last seen wearing a long black gilet jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive green ankle wellies. Her hair was tied into a ponytail.

She was walking her brown-coloured spaniel immediately prior to going missing, although the dog has since been found.

Chief Inspector Chris Barton, of Lancashire Police, said: ‘Nicola has now been missing for two days and we are extremely concerned about her.

Nicola Bulley, 45, from Inskip, Lancashire, was last seen on the morning of Friday January 27, when she was spotted walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre (Lancashire Police/PA)

It has been more than 48-hours since Ms Bulley’s last sighting and police are continuing to appeal for anyone with information. Pictured: Dog walkers searching for Nicola Bulley

Dog walkers searching in the village of St Michael’s-on-Wyre after Lancashire Police asked for help in finding Nicola Bulley

‘Firstly, if anybody saw her on Friday morning and has not yet been spoken to by police, or if anybody has any other information about where she might be, please get in touch with us straight away.

‘Inquiries are very much ongoing and we have a team of detectives working tirelessly to establish the circumstances around her disappearance, in addition to a large team of police officers, partner agency and volunteer groups on the ground searching the area around where she was last seen.

‘We are following a number of lines of inquiry and are keeping an open mind at this stage about what has occurred.

‘We appreciate there is a great deal of concern in the local area and that people want to help, however we would ask that nobody puts themselves in any danger.

‘If anybody has any questions or concerns they are welcome to speak to officers in the area.’

Anybody who has information should call 101, quoting log 473 of January 27th, or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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