Nicola Bulley search operation moves to Morecambe Bay as cops seen combing area

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Police have been seen combing Morecambe Bay as the search for missing mum Nicola Bulley continues.Two boats with specialist police teams have been seen in the sea almost two weeks after the 45-year-old's disappearance.The teams were spotted moving upstream searching either side of the River Wyre.

Nicola went missing while walking her dog in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January, reports the Mirror.Police have reportedly confirmed they are now concentrating on the mouth of the river and believe that finding Ms Bulley "in the open sea becomes more of a possibility".

A Lancashire Police statement read: "Our investigation to the disappearance of Nicola Bulley is continuing and we continue to search areas of the River Wyre and surrounding area. "People may have seen less police activity today than previously in the area of the river above the weir but that is not because we have stepped down our searches, it is because the focus of the search has moved further downstream into the area of the river which becomes tidal and then out towards the sea."It comes after a dive search specialist with years of experience claimed the missing mum-of-two was not in the river.Peter Faulding's independent Specialist Group International (SGI) firm were drafted in earlier this week to aid Lancashire Police divers with their high-tech sonar equipment.

A Lancashire Police statement read: "Our investigation to the disappearance of Nicola Bulley is continuing and we continue to search areas of the River Wyre and surrounding area. "People may have seen less police activity today than previously in the area of the river above the weir but that is not because we have stepped down our searches, it is because the focus of the search has moved