


One tragic dimension of Nicola's story was how it became the focus of waves of online speculation over what had happened to the mum. He added that she drowned after falling into cold water and there was "no evidence" it was suicide.īelow are 14 things we learned during day two of the inquest into Nicola. Her death has been recorded as accidental, Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire said. Today, Nicola's husband Paul Ansell addressed the court, along with her sister Louise Cunningham, and her parents Ernest and Dot. Yesterday, her cause of death was revealed, as were her final movements, while witnesses described hearing a scream. However, shortly after 9.18am the mum fell into the water and tragically died.Ī desperate manhunt was launched which captured the attention of the nation and for weeks, police and emergency services searched for the missing mum until they finally found her body on February 19, in the water. Taking place at County Hall, Preston, the two-day hearing has helped to shed light on the events leading up to the death of the mortgage advisor in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.Īfter dropping her kids off at school on January 27, she took the family dog Willow along the River Wyre - as she often did.

Today is the second day of the inquest into the death of Nicola Bulley after the 45-year-old mum vanished when out walking her family's dog.
