The National Crime Agency has reportedly removed a specialist diver who assisted with the search for Nicola Bulley from its list of experts.
Peter Faulding said he would find the missing mum if she was in the River Wyre, in Lancashire where she was last seen walking her dog.
His Specialist Group International (SGI) joined the search for 45-year-old Nicola and asserted that she 'was not in that section of the river' three days later.
The private specialist group, which has assisted in several high profile investigations, spent two and a half days scanning a three-mile stretch of the river, using what Mr Faulding described as 'state of the art' sonar technology. Read more: The TikTok ghoul who filmed police recovering Nicola Bulley's body is unmasked But they failed to find her body which was spotted by walkers 23 days after her disappearance.
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