SLEUTHS investigating Nicola Bulley's disappearance claim a drinks bottle could hold vital clues to her whereabouts.

Doorbell camera footage of the mum-of-two leaving her home the day she vanished shows her clutching what looks like a bottle of water.

The 45-year-old, from Inskip, Lancashire, is seen wearing a long dark coat, leggings and ankle boots with her hair tied in a ponytail.

She then hops into her Mercedes 4×4 before taking off on the school run to drop off her two daughters the morning of January 27.

The mum left her motor in the car park of her daughters' school in St Michael's on Wyre, before heading off for a walk.

A friend of Nicola released the CCTV footage in a bid to find her.

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But stills from the footage have been pulled into question by amateur detectives on Facebook who question where the bottle ended up.

A member of 14k-strong Help find Nicola Bulley said: "I saw on the CCTV footage of Nicola holding a drinks bottle.

"Was that bottle left in the car or did she take it on the walk with her."

They went on to ponder whether the bottle may have ended up in a bin somewhere, perhaps offering a clue to where Nicola went.

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They alleged it could hold her "DNA" on it – this claim is unsubstantiated.

But another armchair detective suggested the bottle could be for one of her kids for school.

While another queried: "I wondered if the water was for the dog."

Lancashire Police has not commented on the bottle or its whereabouts.

The Sun Online have approached the force for comment on the bottle.

It is unclear if the bottle was ever even taken with Nicola on the walk, and it may have stayed in the car.

However, police insist they have carried out "thorough" investigations.

On Wednesday, Peter Faulding, said his team have done all they can to try and find Nicola as he called off the search.

Discussing search progress, the dive leader said there is simply "no sign" of Nicola near to where she vanished around St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire.

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Mr Faulding is the founder of private forensic searchers Specialist Group International (SGI) from Surrey.

The team were drafted in on Monday to assist police divers in to search the river bed with Sonar.

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