‘She’s not in the river’: diving expert in Nicola Bulley case under the spotlight

After three days of searching the River Wyre, Peter Faulding pulled out, saying he could ‘guarantee’ the missing 45-year-old mother-of-two was not there. Then her body was found

Peter Faulding arrived in Lancashire in the manner of a man who doesn’t lack confidence, promising answers to a mystery that was tormenting a family, and captivating a nation.

Flying in from Surrey in his own helicopter , 10 days after the disappearance of Nicola Bulley, Faulding surveyed the River Wyre near the place where she was last seen.