Nicola Bulley forensic expert who searched river claims cops 'share his doubts'
Police investigating Nicola Bulley's disappearance share the same doubts as a forensic expert who has independently searched the river for her, he has claimed.
Peter Faulding led a private underwater search team as he joined the search for the mum-of-two last week, but left the village after three days of scouring several miles of the River Wyre.
He has now launched his own "low-key" search and claims he has spoken to Ms Bulley's family about "deposition sites" - a term referring to a place where someone has been buried.
The mortgage adviser, 45, has been missing since January 27 and was last seen walking her brown spaniel Willow near the River Wyre in St Michaels on the Wyre, Lancashire.
Paul Ansell forensic expert Peter Faulding (Julian Hamilton/Daily Mirror)Yesterday, cops were seen searching at Wyreside Farm Caravan Park and last week they were seen scouring the River Wyre down to Morecambe Bay.
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As the search for Nicola is in its third week, her partner Paul Ansell has repeatedly said he doesn't believe she's in the river.
Nicola's friends and family are desperate for answers and have refused to give up as they continue to appeal for anyone who may remember something to come forward.
Mr Faulding has said that police share his doubts about the "unusual" case.
Nicola Bulley has been missing since January 27Mr Faulding told The Daily Telegraph: “There is lots of odd stuff here. If she isn't found then I would say something is not right. Police officers have been ringing saying they agree with me, this is an odd one.
"The police divers are very professional, they would have found her that day. There is no reason she would disappear. She was happy”.
Yesterday, the diver said if she was in the river then she would have needed to have been "shoved really hard".
Mr Faulding told TalkTV : "If Nicola slipped down the bank she would end up with water to the top of her legs, if she went out into the middle it's about 3.5m/4m deep.
The village of St Michael's on Wyre. where Nicola went missing (PA)"But the bench is quite a way back, so to actually get into the river you would have to be pushed very hard, or knocked out and shoved in the river.
"I mean the dog was dry here, so I don't believe that she's just slipped down the bank."
He also said Nicola would use her Fitbit to track daily walks with her dog, and then share the journeys on her Strava fitness app.
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The bench where Nicola Bulley's phone was found (PA)The forensic expert continued: "She was a very cautious lady and from talking to the family, she was a creature of habit.
"From Strava data, her family said she does not go near that river, she's really cautious. She takes the same route every morning, and this is what doesn't stack up.
"None of this stacks up at all."
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