This is the latest on the disappearance from BBC News.
What i don't understand is if she did fall in the river why was her phone on the bench most of us wouldn't leave a valuable phone on a bench and walk away from it and the dog dry surely if she fell in the dog would have been straight in after her, i am hoping for the sake of her husband and kids they are wrong but that leaves the question where is she.
Police investigating the disappearance of mother-of-two Nicola Bulley believe she fell into a river.
Officers were alerted to her disappearance when her spaniel, Willow, was found running loose off Garstang Road about 25 minutes after she was last seen by another dog walker.
At 09:20 police believe her phone was on a bench while connected to a work Teams meeting, which ended 10 minutes later.
Detectives believe Ms Bulley vanished in that 10-minute window.
Supt Riley said police had looked through dashcam, CCTV and doorbell footage which allowed detectives to "eliminate any trace so far of Nicola having left the riverside".
She said this was "really important" for the investigation.
"We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area," Supt Riley said.
"We remain open to any inquiries that might lead us to question that, but at this time we understand that she was by the river."
What i don't understand is if she did fall in the river why was her phone on the bench most of us wouldn't leave a valuable phone on a bench and walk away from it and the dog dry surely if she fell in the dog would have been straight in after her, i am hoping for the sake of her husband and kids they are wrong but that leaves the question where is she.
Police investigating the disappearance of mother-of-two Nicola Bulley believe she fell into a river.
Officers were alerted to her disappearance when her spaniel, Willow, was found running loose off Garstang Road about 25 minutes after she was last seen by another dog walker.
At 09:20 police believe her phone was on a bench while connected to a work Teams meeting, which ended 10 minutes later.
Detectives believe Ms Bulley vanished in that 10-minute window.
Supt Riley said police had looked through dashcam, CCTV and doorbell footage which allowed detectives to "eliminate any trace so far of Nicola having left the riverside".
She said this was "really important" for the investigation.
"We believe that Nicola was in the riverside area and remained at the riverside area," Supt Riley said.
"We remain open to any inquiries that might lead us to question that, but at this time we understand that she was by the river."
Timeline of events
- 08:43 - Ms Bulley walked along the path by the River Wyre, having dropped her children off at school
- 08:50 - A dog walker who knows Ms Bulley saw her walking along the lower field. Their two dogs interacted briefly
- 08:53 - Ms Bulley sent an email to her boss
- 09:01 - She logged into a Teams call
- About 09:10 - A witness who knows Ms Bulley saw her on the upper field walking Willow
- 09:20 - Police inquiries suggest her phone was on the bench
- 09:30 - The Teams call ended but she stayed logged on
- About 09:35 - Ms Bulley's mobile phone and Willow were found at a bench by the river