The National Crime Agency has reportedly removed specialist diver Peter Faulding from its list of experts after his company failed to find Nicola Bulley. The 45-year-old mum was spotted 23 days after her disappearance by walkers, after having last been seen near the River Wyre.
Peter Faulding's Specialist Group International (SGI), a private group which has assisted in several high profile investigations, joined the search. Nicola was eventually found in reeds at the side of a stretch of river and Mr Faulding has since said his £55,000 sonar can only scan the water and cannot travel through reeds.
Law enforcement sources now say SGI has been suspended while a review is carried out, the Times reports. SGI was allegedly dropped from an official list of experts recommended to assist in investigations on the Expert Advisers database, the Mirror reports.
