Gaynor Lord latest: CCTV of missing mother’s last known movements shared by detectives
CCTV has been shared showing the last known movements of missing mother Gaynor Lord, who has not been seen since she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday.
The 55-year-old’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.
Her coat was discovered in the River Wensum, which runs through the park.
Norfolk Police say “it is likely” she may have entered the water and underwater search teams have been searching the river.
CCTV showing her last known movements in the city centre has also been released by detectives, who say her disappearance was “out of character”.
As part of the operation, it’s also been reported that the force is also speaking to officers involved in the search for Nicola Bulley, who vanished while walking her dog in January.
Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold told LBC: “We will absolutely, and have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to understand any of the lessons learned from that inquiry.
“We’re cognisant of the recent College of Policing report into the Lancashire inquiry, so we’re leaving no stone unturned and making sure we’re doing everything within our power to find Gaynor as quickly as possible.”
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‘No concern of third party involvement,’ police say
11:17 , Athena Stavrou
Norfolk police have said they have “no concerns” of “any third party involvement” as the search for missing mother Gaynor Lord continues today.
Specialist underwater teams are currently searching the River Wensum after her clothes and belongings were found in Wensum Park on Friday evening.
The police released CCTV footage of some of Ms Lord’s last movements before she went missing
“There’s nothing within those those CCTV images that would give us any rise for concern,” Supt Wes Hornigold told the BBC.
“All of the work we’ve been doing over the last few days has given us no concern in terms of any third party involvement whatsoever.
“Our hypothesis remains that Gaynor has gone into the water, here at Wensum Park.”
Missing mother’s family makes desperate plea
10:44 , Athena Stavrou
Gaynor Lord’s stepbrother has made a desperate plea for anyone with information on the missing mother-of-three to come forward.
Speaking to The Sun, Allan Weston said Ms Lord’s disapearance was “proper out of character”.
“We just hope she comes back safe. If anyone does know anything please come forward,” he said.
“It’s been a few days now since she went missing so we are very worried. This is proper out of character. She has never gone missing or anything like that before.”
Ms Lord was last seen at 2:44pm on Friday working at a gin concession at Jarrolds department in Norwich.
Her belongings were found in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.
This morning, a witness said she saw someone matching the 55-year-old’s description putting her coat on the floor and doing a yoga pose.
Ms Lord’s coat was later found in the River Wensum, which police are currently searching.
Watch: Last CCTV footage of Gaynor Lord
10:12 , Athena Stavrou
Yesterday, Norfolk police released CCTV footage of missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord in Norwich.
The footage shows her walking through the city centre and towards Norwich cathedral.
Underwater search to continue this morning
09:52 , Athena Stavrou
The search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord is set to continue today after her coat was found in the River Wensum.
A Norfolk police spokesperson told The Independent that the 55-year-old has not been found yet and specialist underwater search teams are continuing their search of the water this morning.
Ms Lord’s belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – which the river runs through.
She was reported missing after she failed to return home from work on Friday.
Gaynor Lord ‘doing yoga’ in park the missing mum’s clothes were found in
08:39 , Athena Stavrou
A witness who saw Gaynor Lord in Wensum Park before she went missing said she seemed calm and was doing yoga.
Rosie Richards said she saw a woman fitting the 55-year-old’s description last Friday as it was beginning to get dark.
Ms Lord’s clothes have been found in the park since her disappearance and specialist underwater search teams are currently searching a nearby river.
“She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose. It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark,” Ms Richards added.
Timeline of Gaynor Lord’s movements before going missing
08:15 , Athena Stavrou
2:44pm: Gaynor Lord is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store in Norwich.
2:45pm: She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street.
2.48pm: Ms Lord makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral.
3:22pm: She is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance, she puts her coat on before exiting through the archway.
4:01pm – Ms Lord walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing.
The latest news this morning
07:29 , Athena Stavrou
We are resuming our coverage this morning on the search for mum-of-three Gaynor Lord, here’s the latest news:
Police released the last known CCTV of Ms Lord before she went missing. The footage shows the 55-year-old walking to and from Norwich Cathedral on Friday afternoon.
The last sighting of her on CCTV was at 4:01pm on St Augustine’s Street.
The clothes she had been wearing when she went missing, including a white shirt, yellow tank top, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were found in Wensum Park just after 8pm.
Her coat was discovered in the water and specialist underwater search teams are currently searching the River Wensum.
Everything we know so far
00:00 , Lydia Patrick
Police are desperately searching for a mother-of-three from Norfolk who has been missing since last week.
Gaynor Lord was last seen as she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday and detectives say her disappearance is “out of character”.
Clothing the 56-year-old was wearing when she disappeared were later found in a park, as well as her mobile phone and jewellery.
As CCTV footage of the last known sighting of Ms Lord is released, here we take a look at everything we know about the case so far:
Matt Mathers has the full story
Gaynor Lord: Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
We’re pausing updates overnight - but will be back in the morning
Wednesday 13 December 2023 23:44 , Alex Ross
Where were Gaynor Lord’s belongings found?
Wednesday 13 December 2023 23:00 , Lydia Patrick
Ms Lord, 55, was last seen on Friday afternoon after she left work early from Norwich city centre.
Her belongings, including clothing, two rings, a mobile phone and glasses, were found scattered in Wensum Park – around 1.5 miles from her workplace.
Her coat was discovered in the River Wensum, which runs through the park.
Norfolk Constabulary believes “it is likely” Ms Lord may have entered the water and underwater search teams have scoured the river.
What are Gaynor Lord’s last known movements?
Wednesday 13 December 2023 22:00 , Lydia Patrick
CCTV leading up to the mother-of-three’s disappearance shows her jogging up the cobbled Bedford Street after leaving work at the Bullards Gin counter in Jarrolds department store at 2.45pm, more than an hour before her shift was due to end at 4pm.
She was wearing a white shirt and a yellow tank top, and was carrying her large olive-coloured coat beneath her arm.
She can be seen on the footage walking on to London Street at 2.47pm and then crossing the road on Queen Street without waiting for a red light, narrowly missing moving traffic, heading towards the cathedral.
Around 30 minutes later, at 3.22pm, video shows Ms Lord putting her jacket on as she walks away from Norwich Cathedral.
At 3.49pm, CCTV captured her walking along St George’s Street near to the Playhouse theatre.
She then walked along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street at 3.53pm.
She was last sighted by CCTV on St Augustines Street at 4.01pm, police said.
Ms Lord is described as white, 5ft 6in, and has a blonde shoulder-length bob.
Everything we know so far
Wednesday 13 December 2023 21:00 , Lydia Patrick
Police are desperately searching for a mother-of-three from Norfolk who has been missing since last week.
Gaynor Lord was last seen as she left work in Norwich city centre on Friday and detectives say her disappearance is “out of character”.
Clothing the 56-year-old was wearing when she disappeared were later found in a park, as well as her mobile phone and jewellery.
As CCTV footage of the last known sighting of Ms Lord is released, here we take a look at everything we know about the case so far:
Matt Mathers has the full story
Gaynor Lord: Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
Lincolnshire dive team support dive mission
Wednesday 13 December 2023 20:30 , Lydia Patrick
Norfolk police shared on X that Lincolnshire Police’s specialist dive team are helping scour the River Wensum as the search for the missing mother-of-three continues.
They shared on social media: “Lincolnshire Police’s specialist dive team has arrived and joined our marine unit in searching the River Wensum as we continue to look for Gaynor Lord. “
Lincolnshire Police's specialist dive team has arrived and joined our marine unit in searching the River Wensum as we continue to look for Gaynor Lord. Please get in touch with us on 101 quoting incident no 427 of 8 Dec if you have any info. pic.twitter.com/JBQu54OHYB
— Norfolk Police (@NorfolkPolice) December 13, 2023
Watch: CCTV shows missing mother’s last known moments
Wednesday 13 December 2023 20:00 , Matt Mathers
Footage shows Gaynor Lord’s last-known movements before she went missing in Norwich on Friday, 8 December, Lydia Patrick reports.
Police have released CCTV showing the 55-year-old walking to and from the cathedral on Queens Street before continuing to walk along St George’s Street at 3.49pm.
She then walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street and up St Augustines Street at 4.01pm, which was the last sighting of her on CCTV.
“We are particularly keen on hearing from anyone who may have seen Gaynor in the cathedral grounds,” Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold said.
Watch the clip here:
Gaynor Lord: CCTV shows missing mother’s last known moments
Lancashire Police have not confirmed any contact with Norwich Police
Wednesday 13 December 2023 19:36 , Lydia Patrick
It is unclear what is going on after Norfolk Police told LBC they were in conversation with Lancashire Police to discuss ‘lessons learned’ from the Nicola Bulley inquiry.
It comes as Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold told LBC: “We will absolutely, and have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to understand any of the lessons learned from that inquiry.
“We’ve already had meetings with the National Crime Agency in terms of understanding any specific skills and knowledge in respect to water searching.
“We’re cognisant of the recent College of Policing report into the Lancashire inquiry, so we’re leaving no stone unturned and making sure we’re doing everything within our power to find Gaynor as quickly as possible.”
The Independent contacted Lancashire Police who said: “Our understanding is that it’s Lincolnshire Police, not Lancashire!”
LBC reported Lancashire Police was not aware of any contact from their counterparts in Norwich when contacted by the broadcaster on Wednesday evening.
Pictured - Gaynor Lord’s last sightings
Wednesday 13 December 2023 19:30 , Lydia Patrick
What happened to Nicola Bulley?
Wednesday 13 December 2023 19:15 , Lydia Patrick
Lancashire police who led the search for Nicola Bulley who went missing whilst walking her dog have shared ‘what they learned’ with Norwich Police, says LBC.
Lancashire Police however have not confirmed their force have spoken with Norwich Police.
Here is a look back at the case and why the police force’s handling of it sparked wide criticism
An independent review has criticised Lancashire Police over its handled of the investigation into the disappearance of Nicola Bulley.
The mother-of-two vanished in January while walking her dog, sparking a huge search and widespread public interest. Her body was found three weeks later.
The College of Policing review published today found the police disclosure of Ms Bulley’s health struggles during the probe was “avoidable and unncessary”. It also criticised a underwater search expert, whose actions “caused challenges to the investigation”.
Nicola Bulley police criticised for revealing missing mother’s health struggles
Missing mother-of-three’s last movements revealed as divers scour river
Wednesday 13 December 2023 19:00 , Matt Mathers
Specialist police underwater search teams are scouring a river for a mother of three who vanished in Norwich city centre after leaving work early.
Police who found Gaynor Lord’s clothing and belongings in a park say it is likely she went into the water after she was last seen on Friday afternoon.
Jane Dalton reports:
Missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord’s last movements revealed as divers scour river
Watch - CCTV footage shows Gaynor Lord’s last known movements
Wednesday 13 December 2023 18:45 , Lydia Patrick
Police force who searched for Nicola Bulley involved in case
Wednesday 13 December 2023 18:13 , Lydia Patrick
The police officers searching for missing mother Gaynor Lord have contacted the force dedicated to the Nicola Bulley case to ‘understand any of the lessons learned’, report LBC.
Mother-of-two Nicola Bulley vanished in January while walking her dog, sparking a huge search and widespread public interest. Her body was found three weeks later.
Lancashire Police have not confirmed there has been any discussion between the two forces, and told LBC on Wednesday they were not aware of any contact.
Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold told LBC: “We will absolutely, and have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to understand any of the lessons learned from that inquiry.
“We’ve already had meetings with the National Crime Agency in terms of understanding any specific skills and knowledge in respect to water searching.
“We’re cognisant of the recent College of Policing report into the Lancashire inquiry, so we’re leaving no stone unturned and making sure we’re doing everything within our power to find Gaynor as quickly as possible.”
Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
Wednesday 13 December 2023 17:55 , Matt Mathers
Ms Lord, a retail assistant at the Jarrold department store, went to work as usual on Friday but left early. She was due to finish at 4pm.
She left work via Bedford Street at around 2.45pm. From there, she walked along London Street, Queens Street and towards the city cathedral.
Full report:
Gaynor Lord: Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
Recap - when did Ms Lord go missing and what have police found?
Wednesday 13 December 2023 17:52 , Matt Mathers
A major search operation for a 55-year-old missing woman is underway after police found her phone and jewellery by a river bank.
Married mother-of-three Gaynor Lord went missing in Norwich on Friday 8 December and was last seen in the afternoon when she left earlier than expected from Jarrolds department store where she worked.
Maira Butt reports:
Major search for missing woman who didn’t come home as jewellery found by river bank
