A friend has shared CCTV images of Nicola Bulley just hours before she vanished without trace while walking her dog in Lancashire.
The mother-of-two was last seen walking next to the River Wyre in St Michael’s on Wyre on Friday, January 27.
The images from Ms Bulley’s own Ring Doorbell show her dressed in heavy outdoor clothing loading her car before driving her children to school.
The pictures were released by a friend in a bid to find her.
It came as forensic diver Peter Faulding, of Specialist Group International, said on Twitter his underwater search team had been called in by the Bulley family to assist Lancashire Police who haven’t found a trace of the missing mortgage advisor in ten days.
Police believe she may have fallen into the water as she walked her dog on the river bank.
However the force has admitted there is currently “no evidence of a slip or fall” in the area.
Another of Ms Bulley’s friends begged people to keep an open mind about her disappearance.
Writing on Facebook, Leanne Grace said: “Every day is getting harder for your friends and family and our hearts breaking a little more.
“Trying to carry on with everyday life just doesn’t feel right. We will not give up on you Nicola. Please keep searching everyone.
“Despite the police hypothesis that Nicola may have fallen into the water, please be aware that there is no evidence to back this up.”
Superintendent Sally Riley admitted that police were lacking evidence to back up their river theory.
She told the Sunday Times: “I think if it had been a sloping bank, a commonsense view would be that you would expect to find scuff marks.
“If it is sheer and you lose your footing, you might not have any marks left on the grass. All of that has been subjected to a detailed search.”
She said it is “highly unlikely” criminal activity took place in such a small time frame.
She added: “This is a low-crime area. It’s genuinely a safe, tight-knit area, people look out for each other. A third-party [being] involved that we haven’t yet had sightings of, we haven’t caught on CCTV or dash-cam or all the other things I’ve mentioned, is just not likely.”
Just hours after police said on Friday they believed Ms Bulley fell in the river, her sister, Louise Cunningham, cast doubt on the river theory in a post on Facebook.
“There is no evidence that she has gone into the river, it’s just a theory,” she said. “Everyone needs to keep an open mind as not all CCTV and leads have been investigated fully.”