Nicola Bulley: family beg social media sleuths to leave them alone as death ruled an accident

Nicola Bulley’s family have begged social media sleuths to leave them alone after a coroner ruled she died accidentally. The mother of two, 45, vanished while walking her springer spaniel Willow on Jan 27 near St Michael’s on Wyre, in Lancashire, sparking one of the most high-profile and controversial missing person searches in recent times. At her inquest in County Hall, in Preston, on Tuesday, senior coroner Dr James Adeley recorded an accidental death, saying there was “no evidence” of suicide or third-party involvement. He ruled: “On 27 January 2023 at around 9.22am Nicola Jane Bulley fell into the River Wyre close to St Michaels and died almost immediately.” She died “within seconds” after falling down a near-vertical bank into the river, in which the water was just 3.6C and more than four metres deep, likely from cold water shock, the ruling said. #nicolabulley #socialmedia #mother Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/subscribe/digitalsub/3for1/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_pvid_conversion-subscription_editorial-iniative_03-22_EGW-13_organic_youtube Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and YouTube.com/TelegraphTV are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.