Friend of missing Lancashire woman Nicola Bulley unhappy with search area 'tourists'
A friend of missing Nicola Bulley has said an influx of visitors to the search area had made it feel like a "tourist spot".
The 45-year-old mother-of-two went missing 12 days ago on a riverside walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire. Heather Gibbons said the family understands "human nature" but some have been turning up to "do personal social media things".Ms Gibbons said: "The truth is if we look at it factually, no-one knows until we have some evidence.
"I think it's incredibly hard, but up to a certain level, we understand it's human nature. It's natural for everyone to have speculation, because the truth is, nothing is making sense."But she added: "We have noticed it does feel like some people have come to maybe use it as more like a tourist spot, to do their own personal social media things which in some ways we see and understand but it is hard, there's a lot of people around as it is.
"We will not tolerate online abuse of anyone, including innocent witnesses, members of the family and friends, of local businesses, or of criminal damage or burglary."
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