Missing mum Nicola Bulley was captured on a doorbell camera as she went on the school run before her disappearance, it's been revealed.
The images show her getting ready to set off on the four-mile journey from her home. Dressed in her walking boots and hooded raincoat, she is seen opening the boot of the family car as her dog, Willow, jumps in the back.
She then drove around 10 minutes from her home in Inskip, Lancashire, to drop her two children at school in St Michael's on Wyre in Lancashire. Nicola, 45, was last seen at around 8.43am on Friday, January 27 before she went missing near the River Wyre.
The images have been revealed as hundreds of volunteers joined the search for the mum-of-two ton Sunday, together with police who were searching a riverbank, reports The Mirror. Police believe she may have fallen into the water while out walking her dog - the tragic scenario described as a 'working hypothesis'.
One of Nicola's closest friends also shared 11 pieces of information today in an attempt to stop harmful speculation causing 'distress' to her loved ones.
Meanwhile a woman seen wearing a yellow coat and pushing a pram on the day Nicola went missing has now come forward. The key witness was walking on Garstang Road and Blackpool Lane on Friday January 27.
Dad-of-two Mike Joyce, 47, brought his family from their home in Thornton-Cleveleys today to join the search. He said: "We just wanted to do our bit for the community to help. We don't know Nicola and have no connection to the village. But it's terrible what has happened.
"I just feel so sorry for her family and can't imagine what they are going through. I hope she is found soon."
Mum-of-two Clare Brown, 36, came from Blackpool to help in the search. She said: "It must be agonising for the family not knowing. I just wanted to do my bit so that the family knows that they are not alone. I just pray they can find her soon."
People lined the roads, holding signs with photos of Nicola on them, as police appealed for dashcam footage. Volunteers gathered at St Michael's on Wyre tennis club, where they received a form to become part of the search party.
Heather Gibbons, 33, a family friend, has been helping to organise the group of mothers, searching 10 sections of the River Wyre. "We've had a great response from the public," she said. "Nicola's case resonates with people, especially if you're a mum with children yourself. We've had mums come from Windermere, Cumbria, Stoke-on-Trent, all wanting to help."
Grandmother Ann Forrest, 72, of Fleetwood, Lancs, said: "I have been up and down the riverbanks a few times with my binoculars. I just wanted to do my bit to help."
In an update on its Facebook page, Lancashire Police said the woman witness sought had come forward “very quickly”.
The force added: “We must stress that she was very much being treated as a witness and was one of many people in St Michael’s on Friday, January 27th.
“Our inquiries to find Nicola are extensive and will include speaking to as many members of the public as possible. The speculation and abuse on social media aimed at some people who are merely assisting our inquiry is totally unacceptable.
“We would urge people to remember that we are investigating the disappearance of Nicola, and the priority is Nicola and her family. We want to find her and provide answers to her family."
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