Police have responded to claims of foul play in the Nicola Bulley disappearance as the mystery of the missing dog walker deepens.
The disappearance of the mum-of-two has seen a massive investigation centred on the River Wyre in Lancashire.
Nicola, 45, from Inskip, was last seen walking her dog by the river at about 9.20am on Friday 27 January, having earlier dropped off her two daughters at school in St Michaels on Wyre.