Ah!. Even the 'hooded men' news title in the original newspaper isn't clear-cut
'A local resident alleged that two men - who appeared to be wearing hoods
or hats - were near to St Michael's church just over 24 hours prior to Nicola's disappearance.'
The ex-detective who exposed Jimmy Savile and investigated Madeleine McCann kidnap suspect Christian Brueckner is to probe Nicola Bulley's disappearance.
www.dailymail.co.uk
anyway..... a bit more from the witness
'Remaining anonymous, he told
The Sun: 'I first saw them at around 7.45am on my way to work on the Thursday,
the day before Nicola Bulley vanished. I drive that way every day, so know the road well..... The same witness also reported seeing one of the men at a similar time the next day.'
Mail link says 'MailOnline has approached Lancashire Police regarding the allegations.'
IME from following WS cases, if there's an active investigation to track down a couple of men, a police force will not comment for obvious reasons. ( If it's been completed & they've been eliminated, they might but they're not obliged to)