

31 Oct 1977 — 19 Feb 2023
“Remembered for the everyday love, warmth, and steadiness she gave to the people closest to her.”
Nicola Bulley's Birth Location
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Nicola Bulley's Burial Location
Funeral and resting place kept private by her family
Nicola Bulley's Death Location
River Wyre, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Public reporting about her life has often centered on the intensive search that followed her disappearance on 27 January 2023 near the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, but those closest to her asked that she be remembered first as a loved person, not as speculation or a headline.

She was described during the inquest as devoted to her family and her springer spaniel Willow, engaged in her work, and looking ahead to ordinary future plans with the people she loved.

She was described during the inquest as devoted to her family and her springer spaniel Willow, engaged in her work, and looking ahead to ordinary future plans with the people she loved. Her body was found in the River Wyre on 19 February 2023, and the Lancashire coroner later concluded that her death was an accident caused by drowning after she fell into cold water.

Her body was found in the River Wyre on 19 February 2023, and the Lancashire coroner later concluded that her death was an accident caused by drowning after she fell into cold water.

Nicola's story also became a reminder of the need for privacy, restraint, and kindness around families experiencing sudden loss.

This memorial honors her life with dignity: the life of a woman deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and many people who followed the search hoping she would come home.

Nicola Bulley, known to family and friends as Nikki, was a British mortgage adviser from Inskip, Lancashire, and a devoted mother, partner, relative, friend, and dog owner.

Public reporting about her life has often centered on the intensive search that followed her disappearance on 27 January 2023 near the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, but those closest to her asked that she be remembered first as a loved person, not as speculation or a headline.
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Nicola Bulley, known to family and friends as Nikki, was a British mortgage adviser from Inskip, Lancashire, and a devoted mother, partner, relative, friend, and dog owner.

Public reporting about her life has often centered on the intensive search that followed her disappearance on 27 January 2023 near the River Wyre in St Michael's on Wyre, but those closest to her asked that she be remembered first as a loved person, not as speculation or a headline.

She was described during the inquest as devoted to her family and her springer spaniel Willow, engaged in her work, and looking ahead to ordinary future plans with the people she loved.

She was described during the inquest as devoted to her family and her springer spaniel Willow, engaged in her work, and looking ahead to ordinary future plans with the people she loved. Her body was found in the River Wyre on 19 February 2023, and the Lancashire coroner later concluded that her death was an accident caused by drowning after she fell into cold water.

Her body was found in the River Wyre on 19 February 2023, and the Lancashire coroner later concluded that her death was an accident caused by drowning after she fell into cold water.

Nicola's story also became a reminder of the need for privacy, restraint, and kindness around families experiencing sudden loss.

This memorial honors her life with dignity: the life of a woman deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and many people who followed the search hoping she would come home.

This memorial honors her life with dignity: the life of a woman deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and many people who followed the search hoping she would come home. This memorial honors her life with dignity: the life of a woman deeply missed by her family, friends, colleagues, neighbors, and many people who followed the search hoping she would come home.


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