The expert explained why Nicola Bulley was unable to get out of the river
A police underwater search expert has stated he believes Nicola Bulley fell into the River Wyre before floating downstream.
In the footage, the expert said: "There is a large vertical slope from the bench and into the water. On the day there was a steady flown downstream.” The police specialist was questioned by Sophie Cartwright KC, the barrister representing Nicola's family during the inquest into the 45-year-old's death.
He told her inquest: “In my opinion, given the nature of the likely entry into the water, I would suspect Nikki had a gasp response under the water, initiating the drowning process.The inquest also heard that it may have only been around "20 to 30 seconds" before the 45-year-old lost consciousness, with Nicola only having been able to hold her breath for "one or two seconds at best".
The mum of two disappeared on January 27 after she had dropped her kids at school before heading out for a walk by the river with her dog. She vanished, leaving the dog behind as well as her phone - which was still connected to a work call on a nearby bench. The pathologist was asked to summarise her findings and conclusion by Dr James Adeley, Senior Coroner for Lancashire.
Dr Adeley asked the witness: "Is there any evidence of third-party involvement playing any part in her death?"Nicola was deemed "high risk" when she went missing, sparking a huge police search as well as hundreds of local volunteers joining the hunt. Private underwater specialists were also called in by her family amid intense coverage of the case on social media.
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