Gaynor Lord - latest: Tributes as police confirm body found in river is missing mother-of-three
Police confirmed body pulled from River Wensum on Friday following week-long search
Tributes have begun to pour in for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord, whose body was found in the River Wensum on Friday.
Norfolk Police confirmed the results of the official identification, which took place on Sunday, in a statement that read: “Police can confirm the body of woman found in the River Wensum in Norwich on Friday has been formally identified as Gaynor Lord.”
They added that they have found no indications of any third-party involvement and early indications of her cause of death are “consistent with drowning.”
Her employer Jarrolds said that she would be “missed by all”, while floral tributes have been laid at the gates of Wensum Park.
Ms Lord went missing on Friday December 8, after she left work in Norwich over an hour early. She was seen on CCTV footage walking through the city towards Wensum Park, where her belongings were later found.
A family friend said her loved ones were left “distraught” after she disappeared, telling The Times: “Gaynor’s husband Clive is totally lost. He doesn’t understand at all what’s happened.”
Wensum Park reopened
Norfolk Police have confirmed that Wensum Park, which was closed throughout the investigation into the missing mother Gaynor Lord, has now reopened.
It comes after a body was recovered in the River Wensum on Friday, a week after the mother-of-three went missing.
A post-mortem examination was concluded on Saturday and police are confident there was no third party involvement.
Police: ‘We will pursue all lines of enquiry to understand why she went missing’
In a statement on Saturday, Norfolk Police said they would “pursue all lines of enquiry” to understand why mother-of-three Gaynor Lord went missing over a week ago.
Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley said: “The post-mortem examination has found no signs that any other parties were involved.
“Although our searches have concluded, officers are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding Gaynor’s disappearance.
“We will pursue all lines of inquiry to understand why she went missing.
“Our thoughts remain with Gaynor’s family at this incredibly difficult time.”
Gaynor Lord eyewitness says she saw ‘calm’ mother-of-three doing yoga pose in park before disappearance
Gaynor Lord eyewitness says she saw ‘calm’ mother-of-three doing yoga pose in park before disappearance
An eyewitness who saw Ms Lord before she went missing has spoken out.
The witness says she saw the missing mother laying down her coat before performing what appeared to be a yoga pose. She said Ms Lord “appeared quite calm” although felt the action was “odd” for the time of day.
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Gaynor Lord police give update after body found in search for missing mother
Police have said there is no evidence of third-party involvement after a body was found in the search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord.
Norfolk Police said the body of a female was recovered from the River Wensum in Norwich on Friday (15 December), a week after she disappeared.
Two members of the dive team could be seen recovering the body from the river in Norwich on Friday after marking the area of water with an orange buoy.
In a statement to reporters after the discovery, Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley said: “We remain open-minded to the circumstances of Gaynor’s disappearance and we’ll continue to pursue all lines of inquiry to ascertain why she went missing.”
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Gaynor Lord police give update after body found in search for missing mother
Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
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.
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Gaynor Lord: Everything we know about missing mother-of-three
What happened to Gaynor Lord’s belongings?
Lydia Patrick reports:
Police found a number of Ms Lord’s belongings scattered in Wensum Park next to the river where they were conducting the main search.
Clothing, a mobile phone and glasses were found dispersed around the park 1.5 miles from her workplace in a department store. Her coat was found in the River Wensum itself.
Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley from Norfolk Police said the force had used sonar equipment across the river which was an “extraordinarily challenging environment” for them to work in.
No third-party involvement in death of woman found in river
Detectives investigating the disappearance of mother-of-three Gaynor Lord have said there is no evidence a third party was involved in the death of a woman whose body was found in a river during the search.
The 55-year-old vanished after leaving work in Norwich city centre early at 2.45pm on December 8.
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Gaynor Lord search: No third-party involvement in death of woman found in river
In pictures: Floral tributes left for Gaynor Lord as body recovered from river to be identified on Sunday
CCTV shows missing mother’s last known moments
Footage shows Gaynor Lord’s last-known movements before she went missing in Norwich on Friday, 8 December.
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.
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