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Nicola Bulley’s children ask ‘Is Mummy famous?’ pal reveals as search continues into its 14th day
NICOLA Bulley’s children have been asking their distraught dad if “Mummy is famous”, her pal has revealed.
The dog walker, 45, disappeared after dropping her children off at school in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on Friday January 27.
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Since then there has been no trace of the mum-of-two, leaving her family in agony despite extensive searches.
Now Nicola’s pal has told of the stress and heartbreak her family is going through.
Emma White told GMB: “It’s just this rollercoaster of emotions. We’ve had torture, dispair and hope washed down by alot of frustration.”
She added "I think children are quite resilient aren't they, but they are obviously asking questions each day.
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"You know when the girls get home from school they say, 'Any news on Mummy?' and Paul has to say 'No'.
"And you can just see the little girls just deflate and the little girls are saying, 'Is my Mummy famous' and I didn't know how to answer that myself because it's for the wrong reasons."
It comes as the search for Nicola moved to the sea yesterday amid the possibility she was swept 20 miles downriver.
Officers scoured Morecambe Bay as it emerged she was last spotted nearly two hours before police were called.
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Police are also probing reports of a “shabby and suspicious” red van near where Nicola Bulley disappeared.
The vehicle was spotted close to the mum’s walking route on the morning she went missing.
It was seen parked in a lane — a few hundred yards from the school where Nicola, 45, had dropped off her young children.
A man in his 50s described the van as a high-sided Renault or Transit in a faded red.
The witness said: “It was a shabby looking van, an older model, the kind you can live or work in.
“It was on a quiet lane near a barn, with a couple of houses dotted around.
“Obviously, I don’t know whether this van is related to Nicola’s disappearance. All I know is that something grabbed my attention. I felt compelled to tell police about it.
“Even though it was down the road, as the crow flies it’s quite close to where Nicola was last seen.”
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