"spiritual medium" in the River Wyre, around a mile from where the mortgage adviser was last seen. Her disappearance sparked a major investigation involving helicopters, drones and specialist search teams.
Sadly however, it also drew "weirdos" and "ghouls" to the area, who reportedly used the tragic case as a means to promote their online presence by spreading conspiracy theories, uninvited. READ MORE: 'Spiritual medium' confirms he found Nicola Bulley's body in River WyreTikTokers headed to the small village to carry out their own searches, despite being told to stay away by Lancashire Police.
Over the weekend, "detectives" sparked fury by filming themselves digging up woodland close to where Nicola went missing, MirrorOnline reports.
Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith said: "Some of it’s been quite shocking and really hurtful to the family. Obviously, we can’t disregard anything and we’ve reviewed everything that’s come in, but of course it has distracted us significantly. "Two people posted a TikTok video of themselves searching woodland close to the River Wyre, just days after senior police officers urged people to stay away from the area.
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