© Lancashire Police Missing Nicola Bulley’s kids broke down in tears as dad told them ‘mum is lost’
The young daughters of Nicola Bulley reportedly broke down in tears as their father explained to them that their mum had vanished. Nicola went missing on Friday while walking her dog.
Nicola’s partner Paul Ansell had to tell kids Harriet, nine, and Sophia, six. Her mum Dorothy revealed: “He just said, ‘Mummy’s lost’.” Paul’s dad David said: “They cried their eyes out.”
The mum-of-two vanished with her mobile phone found on a bench near to where she was last seen on a towpath by the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. Immediately before going missing, Ms Bulley was walking her dog, springer spaniel Willow, who was found loose between the river and bench.
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A search of the area involving police specialist resources, the Coastguard and Bowland Mountain Rescue is continuing. Ms Bulley is described as white, 5ft 3in, with light brown, shoulder-length hair.
At the time of her disappearance she was wearing a long black gilet jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive green ankle wellington boots. Superintendent Sally Riley said: “We remain extremely concerned for Nicola and we continue to do everything we can to try and find her and to provide some answers for her family, who are obviously beside themselves with worry.
“I must stress at this time that this remains a missing person inquiry and at this time there is nothing to suggest any third-party involvement in Nicola’s disappearance. We appreciate there is also a great deal of concern in the local community, and we appreciate people want to help. However, parts of the riverbank are treacherous, and we would ask that nobody puts themselves in danger and that the police and partner agencies’ efforts to find Nicola are not compromised.
“If anybody has any questions or concerns, they are welcome to speak to officers in the area.” Anyone who has seen Ms Bulley, or has information about where she might be, is asked to call 101, quoting log 565 of January 30, or call 999 if they have an immediate sighting.