Body Found, Yet To Be Identified

[wolf63]

https://news.sky.com/story/nicola-bulley-divers-searching-river-and-helicopter-circling-near-where-mum-of-two-went-missing-12815062

[naomi24]

I haven’t seen television news. I’ve only read the link in the OP.

[ladybirder]

Perhaps her dog wasn't there when she entered the water (by whatever means).

[jourdain2]

If I remember rightly, woof, the spaniel was found unharnessed and running around on the bank near the bench and supposed site she fell in. Just odd,knowing spaniels.

[New Judge]

//Not sure it is a benign river though. It is tidal which can be very variable.//

It only becomes tidal below the weir in St. Michaels. Where she disappeared was above the weir. I'm not sure about where she was found.

[Gromit]

There clearly have been failings.
If it is her body, and it was found less than a mile from where she was last seen, then the search failed dismally.

[tomus42]

Whatever happened, the police were wrong to release personal information about the woman.

It was done to try and justify to everyone their belief that she had gone in the river, but they didn't need to do that. They just needed to continue with the search on the best way they saw fit.

[barry1010]

tomus, as has already been said - the family agreed to release the information; third parties, 'friends', were negotiating with the press to sell that information.

At the moment we don't know that the body is Nicola Bulley; we don't know how long the body has been in the water; we don't know the cause of death; we don't know if it was murder, an accident, suicide or misadventure.

[bednobs]

and sadly, we (and much more importantly, her family) may never know

[MissTerious2]

Taken from today's bbc news


/Former Lancashire Police chief superintendent Bob Eastwood defended the force's investigation amid "an absolute onslaught" of criticism.

Asked how it was possible a body could be found a mile from Ms Bulley's last known location - despite an extensive river search - he told BBC Breakfast that the river is tidal and fast flowing.

"The way the tide comes and goes…it is possible that the body could have flowed in and flowed out and has eventually been given up by the water", he said.

"To jump in…and automatically assume that the body was there the whole time is a step too far."

He said detective superintendent Rebecca Smith, the senior investigating officer on the case, had been subjected to misogynistic abuse during a three-week search that has attracted national attention.

Speaking to BBC Radio 4's Today programme, Mr Eastwood also accused "so-called specialists" of imposing themselves on the investigation an Ms Bulley's family.

He said they "fed into a lot of people's obsessions", adding: "I'm hoping their consciences are currently in overdrive."

[MissTerious2]

I think it's just awful what the media, general public and Government have done to this family.

[MissTerious2]

A link if you need it

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64701028

[pastafreak]

From the start, many have questioned the attention this case has gotten in relation to the many other cases of missing people. Initially that attention seemed a good thing as it was deemed helpful. But it quickly went OTT, and undoubtedly added to the anguish her family must be feeling..
Maybe those cases that never hit the headlines are better off without such a media circus.

[bobbinwales]

//I think it's just awful what the media, general public and Government have done to this family.//
Its not often I defend this mess of a goverment but I cant see why there to blame here.... do you mean Sunak/Braverman criticiseing the police for releasing medical info?

[MissTerious2]

Yes I do Barry because it's added even more stress to the family who agreed to let the information be made public.

[Barsel]

What would need to happen to determine if the body that's been found, walked, jumped, dived or was already dead and was put in the river? Would a post-mortem determine this?

[barry1010]

A post mortem would determine whether the body went in to the water before or after death without a doubt.
Wounds and/or bruises could prove murder but it would probably be difficult to know if she slipped, jumped, walked in or was pushed unless there was definite indicators.

[barry1010]

MissT, I don't think your last post was meant for me

[bednobs]

it might, certainly they will be able to tell if whoever it is drowned
Post mortems don't always give thhe answers though, and i cant see how a PM would be able to tell the difference between someone falling or being tripped or pushed into a river, unless it was done with tremendous force.

[bednobs]

whoops, snap

[MissTerious2]

Probably Barsel. It's a very scientific process. Personally I feel it was a tragic accident. The river bank is very steep. But I won't speculate ;0)