Paul Ansell says he does not believe Nicola Bulley fell in the river, as police say they are open-minded.
Image source, Family handoutThe partner of missing mother-of-two Nicola Bulley has said her family will never give up hope of finding her.
The 45-year-old vanished two weeks ago on a riverside dog walk in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire, after dropping her children at school.
Speaking to 5 News, Paul Ansell said the family was going through “unprecedented hell”.
“But that hope and that positivity in me is stronger than ever, and I’m never, ever going to let go,” he said.
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Mr Ansell said: “Nikki would never give up on us ever. She wouldn’t give up on anybody. And we’re not gonna ever give up on her like, we’re going to find her.”
He added: “There has to be a way to find out what happened, there has to be. You cannot, you cannot walk your dog down a river and just vanish into thin air.
“Something happened that day, something.”
Earlier, one of Ms Bulley’s friends said the continuing search without any answers was “almost like torture.
Emma White had joined others in St Michael’s on Wyre holding placards by the main road to jog people’s memories.
“We just need Nikki home for her two beautiful girls who want their mummy,” she said.
Residents have had to bring in private security following an increase in people coming to the village.
It comes after Lancashire Police issued two dispersal notices on Thursday to break up groups, including amateur investigators and people filming police activity around the area where Ms Bulley disappeared.
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