Nicola Bulley cops to give major update ‘within hours’ after body found barely a mile from where mum vanished

POLICE are expected to hold a press conference in just hours after a body was found about a mile from where Nicola Bulley vanished.

The cops quickly raced to close off the area yesterday, after two dog walkers came across remains in the River Wyre.

The section of river where the tragic discovery was made is not far from where the missing mum was last seen more than three weeks ago.

Nicola, 45, disappeared in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, at around 9.15am on January 27.

Police yesterday said no formal identification had been carried out so were unable to say whether the remains belong the mum-of-two.

The force has now announced it is holding a press conference at 5.30pm.

They have not outlined what information will be released.

Yesterday divers were seen entering the water after two police cars were raced to the scene after 11am.

A cop helicopter circled above as a man and woman were seen pointing to the area where a new search was launched.

The search area spans along Rawcliffe Road as well as nearby footpaths.

Police said yesterday the death was being treated as "unexplained".

Nicola's partner Paul broke his silence after the body was found and said he had: "No words right now, just agony."

Other members of the mum's family were said to be feeling "heartbroken", and bracing for "the worst possible news".

Meanwhile, former cops have weighed in on they think a body has only just been found in the search for Nicola.

One former cop revealed there were two possibilities - police "failed in their search or the body was weighed down";.

It comes as...

• The horrified witness' first words after spotting a women's body in the river were revealed
• Nicola's family could be waiting days to find out if the body pulled from the river is hers
• A former cop claims we'll never know what happened to Nicola
• The missing mum's partner shares how he and their children are coping
• Inside the police's search for the 45-year-old
• A former cop claims there are "two possibilities" as to why a body has only just been found

Another claimed nobody will ever know with "absolute certainty" what happened to Nicola.

Ex-Met Police commander John O’Connor said even DNA tests may not give all the answers.

He said: “It is unlikely anyone will ever know with absolute certainty what happened.”

The tragic discovery comes after police confirmed Nicola was treated as a high-risk missing person when she disappeared.

The force revealed Nicola had "vulnerabilities" at the time she went missing they were made aware of by partner Paul Ansell and her family.

These included "significant issues with alcohol" in the past that were brought on by her "ongoing struggles with the menopause".