Focus on river path in search for missing Nicola

Detectives investigating the disappearance of Nicola Bulley are focussing their efforts connected a stream way arsenic they proceed the search.

The 45-year-old was past seen connected a riverside canine locomotion successful St Michael's connected Wyre successful Lancashire 10 days ago.

The unit said sightings amusement her movements from the school, wherever she dropped her 2 daughters off, on the stream way and into the field.

They urged drivers oregon cyclists connected Garstang Road to interaction them.

Her partner, Paul Ansell, said successful a connection released by Lancashire Police: "It's been 10 days present since Nicola went missing and I person 2 small girls who miss their mummy desperately and who request her back.

"This has been specified a pugnacious clip for the girls particularly but besides for maine and each of Nicola's household and friends, arsenic good arsenic the wider assemblage and I privation to convey them for their emotion and support."

In an update the unit said: "We tin accidental with assurance that by reviewing CCTV, Nicola has not near the tract during the cardinal times via Rowanwater, either done the tract itself oregon via the portion of onshore astatine the side.

"Also, we tin accidental that she did not instrumentality from the fields on Allotment Lane oregon via the way astatine the rear of the Grapes pub connected to Garstang Road.

"Our inquiries present absorption connected the stream way which leads from the fields backmost to Garstang Road - for that we request drivers and cyclists who travelled that mode connected the greeting of 27 January to marque contact."

Police judge Ms Bulley whitethorn person fallen into the River Wyre, but they "remain unfastened minded" and are continuing to transportation retired a "huge number" of inquiries.