Nicola Bulley’s partner has spoken of his family’s pain after a body was found in the river near where she went missing three weeks ago.
Paul Ansel wrote in a statement shared with JEE News that he had “no words right now, only agony”.
Ms Bulley went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, sparking a massive search.
On Sunday, Lancashire Police said they “sadly recovered a body” from the water after being called to the River Wyre.
A statement said formal identification had not yet been made “so we cannot say” if she was at the time.
The death is currently being treated as “unexplained” and officers have begun the process of identifying the body.
But Lancashire Police also said Ms Bulley’s family had been “informed of the developments and our thoughts are with them at this very difficult time”.
The 45-year-old, who worked as a mortgage adviser, was last seen walking his springer spaniel Willow after dropping his two daughters, aged six and nine, at school on January 27.
Her dog was found moments later, along with her phone — still connected to a work conference call — on a bench by the steep river.
Police had previously said they believed Ms Billy had gone into the river and that her disappearance was not suspicious.
The body was found about a mile from where she was last seen in the small village of St Michael’s in Wyre. It is understood that two men walking their dogs along the river saw the body and informed the police.
