Nicola Bulley police footage shows diver enter water at same point mum-of-two went missing
Footage of a police diver entering the River Wyre at the same location Nicola Bulley is believed to have entered the water has been show at an inquest into her tragic death.
Her phone, still connected to a Microsoft Teams call, was found on a bench next to the water and a major search operation was launched. Nicola's body was eventually found around a mile further along the water more than three weeks later.A two-day inquest began at County Hall in Preston today to determine how Nicola died.
“The river was 4C, so almost freezing, and if she fell in, the muscles would probably seize, making it difficult to swim properly.” He estimated she would have floated at a “metre a second” downstream. The coroner asked: “If you were in the water and trying to climb out would it be possible to find a foothold on [the bricks]?” PC Thackery replied: “No not at all… it’s very difficult to get out of the water here.”
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