CCTV launched of lacking mom Gaynor Lord
Police have launched CCTV of lacking mom Gaynor Lord, who has not been seen for 5 days.
Ms Lord, 55, was seen leaving a metropolis centre division retailer in Norwich the place she labored at 2.45pm on Friday however by no means made it house.
An enormous search has been underway, with police divers known as in after her coat was present in a river in a close-by park.
Her garments, two rings, cell phone and glasses had been additionally found close by at round 8.10pm on the evening she went lacking.
Images and photographs launched by Norwich Police this afternoon present the lacking mom smiling as she left her place of business, earlier than she was noticed on digital camera working down a avenue within the metropolis centre together with her coat in hand.
![Police have released CCTV of missing mother Gaynor Lord, who has not been seen for five days. Gaynor Lord, 55, was seen leaving a city centre department store in Norwich where she worked at 2.45pm on Friday but never made it home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915239-0-image-a-31_1702476690546.jpg)
Police have launched CCTV of lacking mom Gaynor Lord, who has not been seen for 5 days. Gaynor Lord, 55, was seen leaving a metropolis centre division retailer in Norwich the place she labored at 2.45pm on Friday however by no means made it house
![Images and footage released by Norwich Police this afternoon show the missing mother smiling as she left her place of work, before she was spotted on camera running down a street with her coat in hand](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915175-0-image-a-30_1702476573375.jpg)
Images and photographs launched by Norwich Police this afternoon present the lacking mom smiling as she left her place of business, earlier than she was noticed on digital camera working down a avenue together with her coat in hand
Norwich Policing Commander, Superintendent Wes Hornigold, mentioned: ‘Today we’re releasing the footage of Gaynor’s final recognized steps on Friday afternoon earlier than she went lacking.
‘We hope this may assist to jog the reminiscence of anybody who could have seen her within the metropolis that afternoon or who could have footage of her journey.
‘We are notably eager on listening to from anybody who could have seen Gaynor within the cathedral grounds which she enters at 2.50pm and leaves at 3.23pm.
‘It’s not clear the place she goes contained in the cathedral grounds throughout this time so we’re eager to listen to from anybody who could have seen her there.
‘We are persevering with our in depth searches however would attraction to the general public to come back ahead with any data which can assist to search out Gaynor.
‘In the footage you possibly can clearly see what she was sporting when she went lacking.
‘This is a very nerve-racking time for her household and specialist officers proceed to offer help.’
![Ms Lord, 55, left her shift in a city centre department store on Friday but never made it home](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78877523-12859643-Gaynor_Lord_55_left_her_shift_in_a_city_centre_department_store_-a-43_1702477454885.jpg)
Ms Lord, 55, left her shift in a metropolis centre division retailer on Friday however by no means made it house
![This timeline shows what we know so far about how Ms Lord's disappearance unfolded](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78906081-12859643-This_timeline_shows_what_we_know_so_far_about_how_Ms_Lord_s_disa-a-44_1702477463605.jpg)
This timeline exhibits what we all know to this point about how Ms Lord’s disappearance unfolded
It comes after a witness mentioned she noticed a lady matching Ms Lord’s description in Norwich’s Wensum Park – the place her garments had been later discovered – at round 4pm.
Rosie Richards, who lives domestically, mentioned: ‘It’s actually upsetting… I’m simply pondering of her family and friends, as a result of she is a type of related age to my mum and that might be terrible to be going by way of what they’re going by way of proper now.’
Police say the ‘most definitely state of affairs’ is that she entered the water.
The case is similar to that of Nicola Bulley, who sparked a high-profile search earlier this 12 months when she dropped off her two daughters in school in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Her physique was discovered within the River Wyre on February 19, a few mile from the place she vanished whereas strolling her canine on January 27.
Her cellphone and the canine’s harness had been found close by. An inquest in June concluded she unintentionally drowned.
Yesterday, Ms Lord’s daughters each reposted a number of variations of Norfolk Police appeals for details about their mom’s disappearance on Facebook.
Alexandra Lord, 22, wrote above one in every of them: ‘Please share, if anybody is aware of something please do contact the police! We need her house!’
Next to a different message she wrote: ‘Anything chances are you’ll know small or massive please contact the police!’ Elder sister Charlotte, 24, a vogue entrepreneur, additionally reposted the police appeals on Facebook.
Wensum Park has been closed to the general public since Saturday whereas specialist groups search on land and within the water.
The big police search operation within the centre of Norwich, entails 10 autos, a police drone and two search and rescue RIBS alongside the River Wensum.
She was final seen heading towards the Anglican Cathedral within the centre of Norwich on Friday earlier than she disappeared.
Later the identical day a member of the general public found her belongings within the metropolis’s Wensum Park, round a mile away from work. She was reported lacking after failing to return house.
Norwich Constabulary declared her lacking after they recognized the gadgets and discovered she’d did not return house from work that night.
A police spokeswoman added: ‘We will not be drawn on her mind-set. We are nonetheless attempting to ascertain the details. But it was fully out of character.’
Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold mentioned: ‘Gaynor left work early and did not take her regular route house. We have not been in a position to set up why she left early and her disappearance is out of character, so we’re naturally involved for her welfare.
‘There’s no proof that Gaynor has come to hurt and, whereas we’ve got a variety of enquiries ongoing, given the place her clothes was discovered and different gadgets, there’s a actual chance she has entered the water.’
![Police crews are seen today searching water in Wensum Park for any sign of Ms Lord, who went missing on Friday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915855-12859643-image-a-62_1702477670372.jpg)
Police crews are seen as we speak looking out water in Wensum Park for any signal of Ms Lord, who went lacking on Friday
![Today police divers are searching the river and using sonar in Norwich's Wensum Park](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915851-12859643-image-a-63_1702477675006.jpg)
Today police divers are looking out the river and utilizing sonar in Norwich’s Wensum Park
![Police scour the River Wensum in Wensum Park today after Ms Lord's disappearance](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915845-12859643-image-a-64_1702477678765.jpg)
Police scour the River Wensum in Wensum Park as we speak after Ms Lord’s disappearance
![A police diver is seen in a wet suit with an oxygen tank as the search continues for Ms Lord](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78915837-12859643-image-a-65_1702477682857.jpg)
A police diver is seen in a moist swimsuit with an oxygen tank because the search continues for Ms Lord
![Police divers were called in after her coat was found in a river in a nearby park](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78874237-12859643-Police_divers_were_called_in_after_her_coat_was_found_in_a_river-a-48_1702477477935.jpg)
Police divers had been known as in after her coat was present in a river in a close-by park
![She was last seen heading towards the cathedral in the centre of Norwich](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864839-12859643-She_was_last_seen_heading_towards_the_cathedral_in_the_centre_of-a-49_1702477480223.jpg)
She was final seen heading in direction of the cathedral within the centre of Norwich
![A witness, Rosie Richards, said she saw a woman matching Ms Lord's description in the park at around 4pm](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78907971-12859643-A_witness_Rosie_Richards_said_she_saw_a_woman_matching_Ms_Lord_s-a-50_1702477484971.jpg)
A witness, Rosie Richards, mentioned she noticed a lady matching Ms Lord’s description within the park at round 4pm
Police are trawling by way of CCTV to try to hint Ms Lord’s actions throughout a five-hour window earlier than she was formally declared lacking by police late on Friday night.
Mr Hornigold, who mentioned the power was searching for help from different constabularies with diving experience, added: ‘This is clearly a distressing time for her household. We have specialist officers supporting them and proceed to maintain them up to date on our ongoing work.’
Gaynor married monetary advisor Clive Lord, 63, in 2014, and the pair had been previously co-directors of an organization known as Lord’s Wealth Management Ltd which was closed down in 2021. Mr Lord declined to remark.
Ms Lord has lived at a variety of addresses in Norwich with husband Clive, 63, an organization director, over the previous 20 years.
Their present house, which they purchased in 2005, is in a avenue the place bigger properties promote for £500,000.
Police revealed that she’d left her work as a retail assistant for spirits distiller Bullard Gin, based mostly on the metropolis’s Jarrold Department Store, at 2.45pm, earlier than her shift was because of finish at 4pm.
Later the identical day a member of the general public found her belongings within the metropolis’s Wensum Park, round a mile away from work. She was reported lacking after failing to return house.
Norwich Constabulary declared her lacking after they recognized the gadgets and discovered she’d did not return house from work that night.
Police divers, assisted by hearth crews and the coastguard, scoured the close by River Wensum yesterday utilizing sonar gear and mentioned they must be ‘open to the likelihood that Gaynor has entered the water’.
Officers have additionally used drones and foot searches to seek for additional clues and mentioned they don’t suspect third occasion involvement.
![Ms Lord's daughters both reposted several versions of Norfolk Police appeals for information about their mother’s disappearance on Facebook. Pictured: Ms Lords' daughter Alexandra, 22](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78886215-12859643-Ms_Lord_s_daughters_both_reposted_several_versions_of_Norfolk_Po-a-51_1702477491087.jpg)
Ms Lord’s daughters each reposted a number of variations of Norfolk Police appeals for details about their mom’s disappearance on Facebook. Pictured: Ms Lords’ daughter Alexandra, 22
!['Given the nearby waterways, we do have to be open to the possibility that Gaynor has entered the water and we've carried out extensive searches on the river this weekend,' police said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864843-12859643-_Given_the_nearby_waterways_we_do_have_to_be_open_to_the_possibi-a-52_1702477494975.jpg)
‘Given the close by waterways, we do must be open to the likelihood that Gaynor has entered the water and we have carried out in depth searches on the river this weekend,’ police mentioned
![Police divers, assisted by fire crews and the coastguard, scoured the nearby River Wensum yesterday](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864825-12859643-Police_divers_assisted_by_fire_crews_and_the_coastguard_scoured_-a-53_1702477502482.jpg)
Police divers, assisted by hearth crews and the coastguard, scoured the close by River Wensum yesterday
![Wensum Park in Norwich has been closed to the public since Saturday while specialist teams search on land and in the water](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78874245-12859643-Wensum_Park_in_Norwich_has_been_closed_to_the_public_since_Satur-a-54_1702477506911.jpg)
Wensum Park in Norwich has been closed to the general public since Saturday whereas specialist groups search on land and within the water
![Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold (pictured) said the mother-of-three's disappearance is 'out of character'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78877613-12859643-Norwich_policing_commander_Superintendent_Wes_Hornigold_pictured-a-55_1702477509852.jpg)
An enormous police search is below approach for a lacking lady who did not come house from work
![A police drone at Wensum Park searching for Gaynor Lord](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78866093-12859643-A_police_drone_at_Wensum_Park_searching_for_Gaynor_Lord-a-56_1702477513655.jpg)
A police drone at Wensum Park trying to find Gaynor Lord
![Officers have also used drones and foot searches to search for further clues](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864833-12859643-Officers_have_also_used_drones_and_foot_searches_to_search_for_f-a-57_1702477516357.jpg)
Officers have additionally used drones and foot searches to seek for additional clues
![Police said the park would remain closed as they hunt for further information about Gaynor's whereabouts](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864827-12859643-Police_said_the_park_would_remain_closed_as_they_hunt_for_furthe-a-58_1702477518887.jpg)
Police mentioned the park would stay closed as they hunt for additional details about Gaynor’s whereabouts
![Police divers have used sonar equipment to examine the water](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/12/13/14/78864831-12859643-Police_divers_have_used_sonar_equipment_to_examine_the_water-a-59_1702477521272.jpg)
Police divers have used sonar gear to look at the water
A spokesperson for the power mentioned the park would stay closed as they hunt for additional details about Gaynor’s whereabouts.
Superintendent Wes Hornigold earlier mentioned earlier: ‘We’re doing every part we will to search out Gaynor and based mostly on what we have discovered within the park, this stays our focus for the searches.
‘Clearly, given the close by waterways, we do must be open to the likelihood that Gaynor has entered the water and we have carried out in depth searches on the river this weekend.
‘Naturally, our focus will now begin to transfer to underwater searches and we’re searching for assist from specialist groups to assist with this advanced job.
‘Our precedence is to search out Gaynor and the park will stay closed whereas these searches proceed. We’d ask the area people to bear with us whereas this takes place.
‘This is clearly a distressing time for her household and we proceed to maintain them up to date of ongoing work on this case.’
Ms Lord, who has blonde shoulder-length hair in a bob, is described as white and 5ft 6 inches.
Wensum Park was opened in 1925 and has a kids’s paddling pool, a playground and a pavilion.
A labyrinth was put in within the centre as a part of town’s millennium celebrations.