Body in UK River Confirmed as Nicola Bulley: Family Say Media Coverage Was ‘Shameful’

Family criticise 'appalling' behaviour by some members of both press and public

Undated photo issued by the family of Nicola Bulley, who went missing on Jan. 27, 2023 after walking her dog on a footpath by the River Wyre in Lancashire, England. Family/Lancashire Police

Police have confirmed that the body found in the River Wyre on Sunday was that of Nicola Bulley, who went missing three weeks ago after walking her dog along the riverbank.

Bulley, 45, was last seen on the morning of Jan. 27 as she walked her cocker spaniel, Willow, beside the River Wyre in Lancashire.