Nicola Bulley was a 45-year-old mortgage adviser and mother-of-two living in St Michael’s on Wyre in Lancashire.
She was last seen walking her dog on the morning of January 27, 2023, after dropping off her two young daughters at school.
She was understood to have been walking her dog Willow, a springer spaniel, along the River Wyre.
Around this time she sent an email and logged into a work call which ended 30 minutes later, though she remained logged onto the call.
Her mobile phone and dog were later found by a bench by another dog-walker.
Bulley’s body was found 23 days after she disappeared, in a patch of undergrowth and branches by a river bend around one mile from the bench where her phone and dog were found.
Police who investigated the disappearance of Bulley issued a statement earlier to stamp out speculation after officers returned to the river where her body was found.
Police returned to the River Wyre in Lancashire six weeks after Bulley’s body was found in the water, ahead of an inquest into her death.
Nicola Bulley cause of death
Nicola Bulley’s cause of death was ruled as drowning, and was alive when she fell into the water.
She had been struggling with alcohol use and symptoms of the peri-menopause in the months leading up to her death.
It is also possible that she may have died from a medical condition.
She had a history of mental health problems, and she was taking medication for depression.
It is possible that she may have had a seizure or heart attack while she was out walking her dog.
