Dive expert says he has 'proof' Nicola Bulley never fell into a river

A diving expert who led the hunt for missing Nicola Bulley claims he has video ‘proof’ she did not fall into the river.

The mother-of-two, 45, vanished while walking her dog Willow  near the village of St Michael’s on Wyre, a{T Lancashire, a{T at around 9.10am on January 27.

Detectives believe she slipped into the River Wyre and t drowned.But her loved ones have questioned this theory, a{T saying there is ‘ she fell into the body of water. 

World-renowned forensic diving – who has worked on hundreds of cases with police – says a clip shows the river is slow-moving meaning her body would have sunk ‘very quickly’ and remained near to where she fell in.  

The 60-year-old also claimed she could have simply ‘stood up’ if she had fallen in as rocks by the bank would have only been under 2ft of water at the time. 

Speaking of the video footage, Mr Faulding added: ‘The log stayed at that point for 20 minutes, and it actually spiralled and went up six feet and came back to the same place.

‘The river on the day was slightly higher – it was about a foot higher – but I’d be very surprised in my experience [if she was there] as a body usually goes to the bottom very quickly.