Matthew Thackray News Today

One year on from Nicola Bulley's high profile disappearance, we take a look at the timeline of the investigation, from her final sighting to the tragic news that her body had been recovered from the River Wyre

Nicola Bulley, 45, vanished on January 27 after dropping her daughters at school then taking her usual dog walk along the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire

Home Office pathologist Dr Alison Armour said it was likely that Nicola Bulley, 45, drowned after entering the River Wyre on January 27. Her body was later recovered from the water one mile away

Nicola Bulley death: Nicola Bulley's death has been ruled an accident, with a coroner ruling she fell into a rive. But True crime fans don't believe it.

Mark Williams-Thomas, Newsquests Group Investigations Editor is attending the Nicola Bulley inquest.

Mother-of-two ‘drowned’ in River Wyre, inquest hears

At the inquest into Nicola Bulley's death, friend Lucy said she had been messaging the 45-year-old to discuss a playdate for their children.

Drowning experts told the hearing entering into cold water can cause a victim to gasp and inhale water and drown within seconds.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Nicola Bulley, 45, vanished on January 27 after dropping her daughters at school then taking her usual dog walk along the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire

After Nicola entered the water, it may have been just seconds before she began to lose consciousness