Nicola Bulley drowned and 'would have died in less then 10 seconds' with 'one or two breaths' of water, inquest told
Mum-of-two Nicola Bulley died as a result of drowning and was alive when she entered the water in the River Wyre in Lancashire, a pathologist told the first day of an inquest into her death.
Expert witness Prof Tipton said at the temperature the River Wyre was on the day she went missing, a person would lose consciousness within around 25 seconds. "It is very rapid incapacitation," he said.Prof Tipton said: "We estimate the temperature would have been around 3 to 5C, so there would be a particularly powerful cold-shock response. For somebody of Nicola's size, it would have taken one or two breaths in of water to be a lethal dose.
Coroner Dr Adeley told them: "I am sorry that you are attending court under these circumstances. You have my deepest condolences and I would be grateful if you would pass that onto the children, who are not in court for obvious reasons." The family, meanwhile, told him they would like Ms Bulley to be referred to as Nikki.
The coroner asked him: "If you have fallen and gone over the edge of the steep section, are you going to stop before you hit the water?"
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