'WE NEED HER HOME'
Boyfriend of missing mum Nicola Bulley reveals ‘perpetual hell’ after she vanished while walking dog during ‘work call’
THE broken boyfriend of a dogwalker who vanished during a work call says her family are in "perpetual hell".
Nicola Bulley, 45, disappeared on Friday after taking her spaniel for a walk in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.
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Her phone, along with the dog's harness and lead, was found on a bench still connected to a conference call about an hour after she was reported missing, police said.
Nicola's partner Paul Ansell emotionally said: "It is just perpetual hell. It is just utter disbelief. We are living through this but it doesn't feel real.
"We need to find her. She’s got two little girls that need their mummy home."
The couple's brown spaniel Willow was later found on the loose close to Garstang Road, where it is believed Nicola went missing at around 9.15am.
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Mr Ansell, who lives with the mum-of-two in nearby Inskip, said the pair would take it in turns to drop their kids, nine and six, off at the local primary school each morning.
After the school run, one of them would take the dog for a walk along the River Wyre.
There is reported to be no evidence of any criminal activity or proof that Nicola has been attacked, the reported.
Nicola has been described as white, 5ft 3in tall with light-brown shoulder-length hair.
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She was last seen wearing a long black gilet jacket with a hood, black jeans and olive green ankle wellies with her hair in a ponytail.
The mum has an Essex accent and has links to the Thornton-Cleveleys area near Blackpool.
Police dive teams, drones, search dogs, helicopters and mountain rescue volunteers have all been deployed as part of the search.
Officers are said to be "extremely concerned" for her welfare.
And they are appealing for anyone who saw Nicola on Friday morning to get in touch.
Police revealed they are keeping an "open mind" but believe the disappearance is "not a crime inquiry".
Chief Inspector Chris Barton, of Lancashire Police, said on Sunday: "Nicola has now been missing for two days and we are extremely concerned about her.
"Firstly, if anybody saw her on Friday morning and has not yet been spoken to by police, or if anybody has any other information about where she might be, please get in touch with us straight away.
"Inquiries are very much ongoing and we have a team of detectives working tirelessly to establish the circumstances around her disappearance, in addition to a large team of police officers, partner agency and volunteer groups on the ground searching the area around where she was last seen.
"We are following a number of lines of inquiry and are keeping an open mind at this stage about what has occurred.
"We appreciate there is a great deal of concern in the local area and that people want to help, however we would ask that nobody puts themselves in any danger.
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"If anybody has any questions or concerns they are welcome to speak to officers in the area."
Anybody who has seen Nicola, or has information about where she might be, is asked to call 101, quoting log 473 of January 27.
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