Police identify body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley
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The body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley was identified by U.K. police on Monday, weeks after she disappeared while walking her dog in northern England in January.
The body of missing British mother Nicola Bulley was identified by U.K. police on Monday, weeks after she disappeared while walking her dog in northern England in January.
Lancashire Police confirmed in a news conference Monday that a body recovered from the River Wyre on Sunday, close to where 45-year-old Bulley was last seen, is hers.
"Sadly, we are now able to confirm that yesterday we recovered Nicola Bulley from the River Wyre," Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson told reporters.
"Nicola's family have been informed and are of course devastated. Our thoughts are with them at this time, as well as with all her loved ones and the wider community," he said.
The announcement caps off a turbulent and emotional few weeks when police faced widespread criticism of sexism in their investigation, and a social media frenzy around her disappearance was mired in unfounded claims and conspiracy theories.
Bulley, a mortgage adviser, went missing on the morning of Friday, Jan. 27. Police say she was walking her dog after dropping her two children off at school.
A short while later, her dog was found wandering alone and her phone spotted on a bench next to the river, still logged into a group work call. But for three weeks, the search launched by Lancashire Police drew a blank.
