Nicola Bulley cops reveal they’re taking over missing mum’s social media accounts as they examine her phone

POLICE will take over Nicola Bulley's social media accounts as they examine her phone, detectives revealed today.

Detective Superintendent Rebecca Smith said "further work" is needed on digital enquiries.

Police will today examine Nicola's social media accounts 19 days after she disappeared in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.

The force today held a press conference giving further updates into the mum-of-two's disappearance.

DS Smith said the family is "aware" officers will probe Nicola's social media accounts.

She also warned this "might show Nicola as being online", adding: "I want to make this really clear, we have control of this phone, this will be the police that is doing these enquiries and nobody needs to be concerned or contact the incident room about this."

DS Smith also touched on Nicola's Fitbit, which has been a main focus for web sleuths examining her disappearance.

She said despite expert technicians looking at the fitness equipment, there is "no further information".

This is because it had not been synced for a number of days.

Lancashire Police today outlined the mammoth search for the mum-of-two in a press conference.

Assistant Chief Constable Peter Lawson said there is "no evidence any crime has been committed".

Police also confirmed Nicola was treated as a high risk missing person when she disappeared, which is "normal".

DS Smith said the "main working hypothesis" remains that she fell in the river but police have always been "open minded".

She revealed three theories for her disappearance - the river, Nicola leaving the area voluntarily and third party involvement.