Police probing disappearance of Nicola Bulley were WRONG to release intimate details about missing dog walker's struggle with menopause and alcohol and should have cordoned off riverside spot where sh

Police should not have revealed intimate details of tragic dog walker Nicola Bulley's mental turmoil as they investigated her mysterious disappearance, a landmark review into the investigation finds today. But it reveals a string of errors and missed opportunities which contributed to the 'social media frenzy' which gripped the nation back in February, including: A failure to cordon off the riverside spot where Ms Bulley was last seen, which meant any forensic evidence – had her death not ultimately proved to be a tragic accident - would have been 'lost entirely'; Confusion over whether private diving expert Peter Faulding had signed a non-disclosure agreement not to brief the media himself, enabling him to 'contradict' the message from police; An extraordinary row between Mr Faulding and police divers over what he later claimed had been a 'credible' find in the search for Ms Bulley's body which they failed to investigate properly, but which was found to be tree branches. Diving expert Peter Faulding claims he found missing Nicola Bulley's body 'after just six minutes' of searching the river but was told it was 'nothing' as he hits back at police accusations levelled at him in report Search expert Peter Faulding today doubled down on claims he found Nicola Bulley's body 'after just six minutes' of looking only to be told by police it was 'nothing' - as he hit back against criticism of him in an official report. The College of Policing report said Lancashire Police felt some of Mr Faulding's behaviour and activities 'caused challenges to the investigation' and the family. He also informed Ms Bulley's family that 'he thought he had identified a body deposition site', the report says, which Lancashire Police said had resulted in 'unwarranted distress and false alarm'.