Expert says why ‘there’s no way’ Nicola Bulley has been washed out to sea

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The head of an expert underwater forensics team drafted into the search for Nicola Bulley has said there's "no way" she washed out to sea.

Ms Bulley was last seen walking her dog next to the River Wyre in Lancashire at around 9:10am on January 27 and police are working to unravel the events of that day think she may have slipped and fallen into the water.

Police have now enlisted the help of underwater search team Specialist Group International, led by forensic expert Peter Faulding.

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And Peter has stated confidently that there's no chance that strong swimmer Nicola was washed out into open waters.

Speaking to the Mirror, he said: “Nicola wouldn’t have gone far if she was in this river because it’s got shallows and she would get lodged. There’s no way she would have gone out to the estuary. The river’s not in flood, it’s benign.”

Mr Faulding believes if Nicola went into the river and drowned she would have likely got "snagged" within around 500 metres of the point of entry.

He had earlier stated that his team would find Nicola "within minutes" if she did indeed fall into the river.

Mr Faulding did concede that if Nicola fell into the river and was conscious, cold water shock could have “taken her breath away” and her energy would have been zapped meaning she would eventually drown.

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But he said if she was fit and healthy and a reasonable swimmer, she could have pulled herself out, if not at the point of entry further down the bank.

He said: "She wouldn’t have been dragged down, no way,” he continued. There is apparently quite a deep pool in the middle there.

"She wouldn’t have been swept away, the clothing she was wearing, it wasn’t heavy wool so it wouldn’t absorb water so quickly as normal clothing."

The group has reportedly been using its ‘top of the market’ 18,000khz side scan sonar today, February 6, having joined the search effort this morning.

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