Death of Nicola Bulley, Lancashire UK

I agree, there' something really strange about this case. She's on CCTV at her own house, packing up to go on her walk with the dog as she always did. She's been picked up on school grounds again acting as normal. She sends texts while on the walk to organise playdates, meet with people and signs into her company's zoom meeting. There seems to be a ten minute window where she disappears - her phone, dog harness and dog are found with her phone still signed into the work call despite the meeting being finished. My guess is either foul play or a tragic accident. But if it's foul play, why has no one suspicious been seen? Why aren't the police following that line of enquiry? I read somewhere maybe they were trying to trick the possible attacker into thinking they weren't following this lead...but I see no evidence of the police pursuing this angle. The fact the specialist divers have come out and said she's not in the river is interesting - these guys have sonar equipment that found someone in the English Channel. It's all so bizarre and I hope she's found soon.

Yeah that's what really makes it weird

Absolutely horrific for the family left behind. The not knowing must be completely unbearable.

Hope the family get answers.

Have you a link to the BBC report? I'd be surprised if the BBC reported on unfound rumours.

It's hard to believe that she isn't in the river somewhere.

The most plausible explaination is that she accidently or intentionally ended up in the river.

There's been plenty cases in the US (specific YouTube Channel on them - Adventures With Purpose) where people have ended up in bodies of water (usually in their vehicle) and haven't been found initially by expert search teams but bring in this specialist volunteer search team, they manage to find the person/their vehicle more often than not - so the fact that many are saying that she isn't in the river doesn't necessarily mean that she isnt.

Obviously not being familiar with the river (depth, speed, bottom surface etc) it's difficult to guess as to what happened her after ending up in the river.

The other options don't really add up. There were a number of people along the river that morning who reported seeing here and each other, and I think they have been accounted for.

Again, we aren't privy to everything the police are so it is a strange one.

In the article I linked above her friend said Nicola was a strong swimmer.

Being strong swimmer means little if you end up suddenly submerged in cold water. Cold water shock can kill you instantly, or be enough to stop you from being able to swim.

There was a guy who died in the Grand Canal in 2016. He partially fell into the water - not enough to even be submerged, and the cold water unfortunately killed him by stopping his heart without drowning:

I don't think this is one the internet can sleuth with the amount of data available, and immediate loved ones have asked that speculation not happen - indicating themselves they may be keeping an eye on this across social media incl here.

Just anxious to hear what investigators report back.

I see the phone as being significant though. Either:

• She left the phone because she knew she had to go into the water for whatever reason.
• She had to run, flee or was grabbed and she couldnt get phone.
• Left the phone as a decoy to make people think shes in the water

If she had simply been walking along or looking at the water surely she would have had the phone in her hand or pocket etc.

Also there was very little time (20 mins) between Nicola being seen and phone being found

Was reading reddit page set up under her name.

The conspiracy theories are wild wild wild.