A number of images seemingly showing Nicola Bulley's dog swimming in a river could destroy a key police theory on the whereabouts of the missing mum.
Officials believe that the 45-year-old fell in the water whilst out walking her springer spaniel, Willow. The mother disappeared while out walking her pet along the River Wyre in the village of St Michaels, Lancashire, on January 27.
The Mirror reports that her phone was found on a bench overlooking the water, with the dog wandering alone nearby.Following Nicola's disappearance, a major police search was quickly launched before it was confirmed the force's main hypothesis was Nicola accidentally fell into the water.
Superintendent Sally Riley said there was a chance the missing mortgage adviser had gone to the water's edge due to something relating to Willow.She suggested perhaps the dog had dropped its tennis ball into the river - with the spaniel having been completely dry when she was found.
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