Private diving teams find no trace of missing mother Nicola Bulley having searched 'large areas of the river' after expert brought in amid family pleas for more help branded police investigation a 'mess'

 A private forensic expert brought in by police in the search for Nicola Bulley has not yet located the missing mother but will continue investigation on Tuesday. 

Peter Faulding, founder of the Specialist Group International search and rescue organisation, brought in 'high-spec' sonar equipment worth around £55,000 that has a 'very high hit rate' to the search in St Michael's on Wyre on Monday morning.

But his team have not located Ms Bulley in the river, despite searching 'large areas'. They will continue the search on Tuesday. 

The search expert, who has assisted on hundreds of similar missing persons cases said the sonar would 'pick her up straight away' if Ms Bulley was in the river. 

Mr Faulding branded the police investigation 'a mess' over the weekend and slammed their claim that there is no third-party involvement. 

Police say their primary theory is that the mother-of-two – who disappeared while walking her dog in the village of St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire more than a week ago – fell into the River Wyre, yet have found no evidence of this....<<<Read More>>>...