Missing woman

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BBC News - Nicola Bulley: Partner describes perpetual hell over missing mum
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-64450243

Just been reading about this. How awful for her partner and children. Really hope she is found soon

Why have they been so quick to rule out foul play

Because the Police will know far far more than is being released to the public.

Not posh but very rural. It's a tiny village where everyone knows everyone.

So sad and such a strange story. There is some hope if the river wasn’t high so that theory is ruled out. Really hope she turns up soon for her little girls’ sake

I don't understand, why was it a shitty thing to do?

@lucya66 that's a shitty thing to insinuate..

How deep & rapid was the river?

The police haven't mentioned this at all or anyone else. It's inappropriate to speculate too but I I feel uneasy about this and my thoughts are with her family.

Are you insinuating the partner is involved in her dissappearance ?

I hope she turns up too. It's just terrible.

@BluIsTheColor I thought it suggested she was meant to be working from home.
I think it’s horrible to speculate too much. Her poor family may come across this thread at some point. I just really hope for some good news for them somehow and if not that then at least some closure soon.

So not only are you insinuating that her partner is involved in some way, but you drag her work call and colleagues into it?!
I wonder if you have given any thought to those that may have been on the teams call might be feeling right now. I suspect not.

The search and rescue have been looking since Friday morning, I saw them set out as I live very local.
Although the river is prone to being flooded and swollen after heavy rain, this is not currently the case - we have had not much rain in the last while, the river was quite low on Friday, the tide was at its lowest too, so being swept away is unlikely
it is 13 miles out to sea from there approx and the geography of the river means it twists and turns frequently before it becomes an estuary, so
I think they would have found her if she had slipped after this many days searching, and her dog would still have been damp or muddy if it had gone in the river.

With these things factored in I can see why police are being open minded.

It's really tragic and I hope she is found safe and well soon

@Eatentoomanyroses think it was just info, not a negative insinuation.

Bosses won't be too pleased if you're walking/multitasking during work calls, and some in faster-paced wfh environments won't be able to do that, but it's become fairly common now. It's like dilly dallying a bit too long at the office water cooler or pantry – as opposed to bunking off work wholesale. Nothing actually morally incriminating.

Whenever the police reporting is odd like this it’s almost always because they know more than they are letting on, isn’t it.

I feel so sad for her tonight, and all who love her. Hope and pray that tomorrow brings answers.

Yes I agree fig and with northernlites post it just makes that even more likely.

Her poor family. I’m trying not to dwell on it in a nosey way, but it’s so upsetting to imagine what they’re going through.

I don’t think the fact she was on a Teams call implies she was ‘bunking off’ at all.

Lots of workplaces actively encourage going for walks during update calls - it’s boosts mental health and productivity.

I really hope she is found soon, it’s such a hard hitting case as the circumstances feel so familiar - anyone could be on a dog walk in the day time.

It has been reported that an abandoned house opposite the bench is being searched.

Where is this reported?

No it isn’t, the statistics re missing women and how many of them are harmed by their partners don’t lie.

The Daily Mail, so not some random online forum. I would hope that this is correct if they are reporting it.

www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

It’s been reported now they are looking at the abandoned house across the river.

I also live locally and know the river well, having searched it thoroughly for a friend's missing dog just over a year ago. The dog went missing on a walk next to the river with no sign of him being in the water literally seconds later, however he was unfortunately found some weeks later further up stream. The river is deceiving.

I don't think it is the done thing for the police to say of anybody missing by water that they've probably gone into it, it just usually becomes apparent a little time later, unfortunately, when the water gives up the person/animal.

I don't want this to be the case, but I think it's an awful accident and time will tell.

Why is it shitty to tell people she was in a Teams meeting if she was in a Teams meeting?

Yes. I agree I think this is the most likely scenario.