Police have launched a new search to try and find answers for Nicola Bulley's family about her death.
The mortgage adviser, 45, was last seen on January 27 walking her dog Willow near the river in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.
Her disappearance sparked a massive search which saw police, firefighters, mountain rescue, underwater teams and the local community comb through a massive area from the river to the coastline.
Tragically her body was found on February 19, just over a mile from where she went missing.
An inquest into her death is to be heard on Monday, June 26 at County Hall in Preston.
It comes as specialist divers were seen in the River Wyre near where Nicola's body was found, with police confirming they were there on orders from the coroner.
A spokesman for HM Coroner said: “The investigation will take time to complete to ensure that as complete a picture as possible of the facts concerning Ms Bulley's death is presented at the inquest.
"This will assist the family in understanding what occurred."
Now, 74 days on from when Nicola was last seen we take a look at the major milestones in the case.
January 27 - Nicola is reported missing
Nicola drops her young daughters at school and left the car parked up in St Michael's village.
She is last seen walking her dog on a footpath along the River Wyre at around 9.20am.
One person told the Mirror they spoke with someone who spotted Nicola before she went missing and said "She was laughing and joking with them as she went by".
They went on to say two other dog walkers came across her phone and recognised the screensaver photo.
She said they were unable to unlock the phone and contacted a friend who then called St Michael's-on-Wyre Church of England Primary School, where Nicola had dropped her two children earlier that morning.
Partner Paul Ansell was contacted and raced to the scene from the family home three miles away in Inskip, before calling the police, the friend said.
"As far as I’m aware, no one called the police until Paul arrived," she said.
A large-scale police search is launched, which includes 25 trained volunteers from Bowland Pennine Mountain Rescue who find a house they believed was abandoned but was in fact just not occupied full time.
It is searched and there is no sign of Nicola.
February 1 - Family's first interview with media
The search for Nicola continues as the parents tell the Mirror how they fear someone has taken her.
Nicola's parents, Ernest, 73, and Dot, 72, vow "We will never stop looking for her".
Ernest says: "There was no sign of a slip or falling in so our thought was 'has somebody got her'?
"I asked the Sergeant from Fleetwood a few days ago, 'Is there any chance of her being taken' and she said 'I don't think that's the case'.
"I said 'How can you know that?', it's such an isolated area, the only way that has happened is if it was someone who knew her."
While Nicola's family live in hope of her turning up, Ernest confesses their worst fears: "We just dread to think we will never see her again, if the worst came to the worst and she was never found, how will we deal with that for the rest of our lives."
But Ernest vows: "We will never stop looking."
February 3 - Police share theory Nicola is in the river for the first time
Lancashire Police confirmed for the first time it was working on the hypothesis that Nicola may have fallen into the river.
Superintendent Sally Riley urged against speculation but said it was "possible" that an "issue" with her dog may have led her to the water's edge and urged the public to look out for Nicola's clothing.
February 6 to 8 - Peter Faulding gets involved and pulls out of the search
Private underwater forensics firm Specialist Group International (SGI) offered their services free of charge after speaking to Nicola's family.
SGI chief Peter Faulding told the Mirror his high-tech sonar equipment would find Nicola in under an hour if she fell into the water by the bench.
SGI pulled out of the search and said they were "100 per cent" confident Nicola is not in the immediate stretch of water from the bench after trawling several miles over two days.
February 15 - Police explain Nicola's "vulnerabilities"
Lancashire Police said during a press conference that Nicola was classified as "high risk" due to her "vulnerabilities" that partner Paul Ansell had made them aware of.
Later that day, police specified what the vulnerabilities were, sparking outrage at releasing such personal details.
Lancashire Police said: "Sadly, it is clear from speaking to Paul and the family that Nicola had in the past suffered with some significant issues with alcohol which were brought on by her ongoing struggles with menopause and that these struggles had resurfaced over recent months.
"This caused some real challenges for Paul and the family."
They went on: "As a result of those issues, a response car staffed by both police and health professionals attended a report of concern for welfare at Nicola’s home address on January 10th. No one has been arrested in relation to this incident, but it is being investigated.
"It is an unusual step for us to take to go into this level of detail about someone’s private life, but we felt it was important to clarify what we meant when we talked about vulnerabilities to avoid any further speculation or misinterpretation.
"We have explained to Nicola’s family why we have released this further information and we would ask that their privacy is respected at this difficult time."
February 19 - body found
Nicola's body was found on Sunday, February 19, but was not confirmed until the next day.
It was first spotted by a member of the public about a mile from where Nicola disappeared and where police and specialist groups had already searched.
A statement from her family in February read: "We will never forget Nikki, how could we, she was the centre of our world, she was the one who made our lives so special and nothing will cast a shadow over that.
"Our girls will get the support they need from the people who love them the most."
It added: "To those who genuinely helped and supported us, privately, we thank you. The community support in St Michael's, friends, neighbours and strangers has been nothing short of comforting and heart-warming.
"Friends you know who you are. Thank you.
"Our hearts truly break for others who have missing loved ones. Keep that hope alive.
"Finally, Nikki, you are no longer a missing person, you have been found, we can let you rest now.
"We love you, always have and always will, we'll take it from here xx."
February 22 - Inquest opens
Nicola Bulley's body was identified by dental records.
The inquest into the mortgage adviser's death was opened at Lancashire Coroner’s Court, with Miss Bulley's family choosing not to attend.
Opening the inquest, senior coroner Dr James Adeley said he had contacted consultant maxillofacial surgeon Ian Edwards to ask him to compare dental records obtained by police from the Great Eccleston dental surgery.
Dr Adeley said the surgeon found restorative work carried out was identical.
He said: “I am satisfied on the balance of probabilities, and more, that positive identification has been made.”
March 8 - Nicola's funeral held
The funeral for Nicola was held and was a private service for her family and friends.
A no-fly zone was put in place over the church to stop sick internet sleuths from filming it.
April 11 - Police confirm they are searching the river again
Specialist cops were looking in an area less than a mile from where the mortgage adviser was seen in St Michael's on the Wyre, Lancashire.
A spokesman for HM Coroner told Lancashire Post : “The investigation will take time to complete to ensure that as complete a picture as possible of the facts concerning Ms Bulley's death is presented at the inquest.
"This will assist the family in understanding what occurred.
"As part of this process, HM Senior Coroner has requested Lancashire Constabulary produce information gathered during the search for Ms Bulley so it can be considered as part of the investigation.”
A police spokesperson added: “We can confirm this is us carrying out some work at the direction of HM Coroner."
