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| Nicola Bulley's death was an accident, coroner rules | Nicola Bulley's death was an accident, coroner rules |
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| Nicola Bulley went missing on a dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January | Nicola Bulley went missing on a dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January |
| Nicola Bulley's death was accidental and she did not have "any desire" to take her own life, a coroner has concluded. | Nicola Bulley's death was accidental and she did not have "any desire" to take her own life, a coroner has concluded. |
| The 45-year-old drowned after falling into cold water, Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire ruled. | The 45-year-old drowned after falling into cold water, Dr James Adeley, senior coroner for Lancashire ruled. |
| Experts told the hearing entering cold water can cause a person to gasp and inhale water and drown in seconds. | |
| He expressed his condolences to the family, who were present throughout the hearing in Preston. | He expressed his condolences to the family, who were present throughout the hearing in Preston. |
| Ms Bulley's family still receive "negative targeted messages" on social media, they said in a statement read by their lawyer, Terry Wilcox. | |
| The family urged the public "to look at the facts the evidence that has been heard during the inquest, and the conclusion reached by the coroner and to ignore any amateur views and opinions and be mindful of the impact words bring". | |
| Ms Bulley went missing on a dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January, prompting a major search, which led to intense public interest and a social media frenzy of conspiracy theories. | Ms Bulley went missing on a dog walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on 27 January, prompting a major search, which led to intense public interest and a social media frenzy of conspiracy theories. |
| Her body was found in the River Wyre more than three weeks later on 19 February. | Her body was found in the River Wyre more than three weeks later on 19 February. |
| Paul Ansell said his partner was planning for the future the day before she went missing | |
| Earlier the inquest heard Ms Bulley, a mother-of-two, had been "looking forward to the future" before she went missing. | |
| Her partner of 12 years, Paul Ansell, said there had been concerns about her drinking and she had a "blip" over Christmas but she was back to herself by January. | |
| He said: "She had a good day the day before [she went missing], came home full of beans, excited with work, with the meetings she had and plans for the year." | |
| The inquest heard the family had called 999 with worries about her welfare earlier in January. | |
| On the call-out Dr Theresa Leevy said the call followed Ms Bulley telling her sister she did not want to engage with her children and was "not wishing to be here". | |
| Ms Bulley's former GP told the hearing there was "nothing" in her medical records to suggest she wanted to self-harm. | |
| 'Behaviour entirely normal' | |
| Dr Rebecca Gray said she had been receiving treatment for "low mood and anxiety" since December 2018, later telling of headaches, fatigue and lack of sleep. | |
| Ms Bulley had been receiving HRT for the menopause since summer 2021, the inquest heard. | |
| In his verdict Dr Adeley said there was "no evidence" to suggest Ms Bulley intended to take her own life. | |
| Nicola Bulley died by drowning, inquest hears | |
| Police face no action over Nicola Bulley details | |
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| He said: "Excluding a couple of comments over the Christmas period when she was acting out of character and were treated as throw away comments, there was no indication of any intention to take her own life. | |
| "Her behaviour in the week before her death was back to normal, she had restarted her HRT therapy, stopped drinking some time before, was making plans for play dates and spa days with several people." | |
| He said she was "becoming increasingly successful at her new career as a mortgage broker" and her behaviour during a parents visit the night before she went missing was "entirely normally". | |
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