Police trying to find Gaynor Lord ‘hyperlink in with’ Nicola Bulley cops

Police desperately trying to find lacking mom Gaynor Lord are ‘linking in’ with detectives who labored on the Nicola Bulley case, it was revealed at this time as officers vowed to depart ‘no stone unturned’ to search out the 55-year-old.

Ms Lord has not been seen since she left her work at a metropolis centre division retailer in Norwich at 2.45pm on Friday and didn’t make it residence.

Her disappearance has sparked an enormous hunt to search out her with police divers being referred to as in after her olive-coloured coat was present in a river within the close by Wensum Park, whereas her white work shirt, yellow tank prime and jewelry had been discovered close by.

The distraught household of Ms Lord, who has two daughters, have desperately pleaded with the general public to contact the police in the event that they know something, along with her involved half-brother including that ‘it’s out of character and we simply need her residence’.

The harrowing case is similar to that of Ms Bulley, who sparked a high-profile search earlier this yr 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 later concluded she had drowned.

Police working to search out Ms Lord have mentioned the ‘most probably situation’ is that she entered the water. 

When requested concerning the similarities between the disappearance of Ms Lord to Mrs Bulley, Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold instructed LBC: ‘We will completely, and have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to know any of the teachings discovered from that inquiry.

‘We’ve already had conferences with the National Crime Agency by way of understanding any particular expertise and data in respect to water looking.

‘We’re cognisant of the current College of Policing report into the Lancashire inquiry, so we’re leaving no stone unturned and ensuring we’re doing every little thing inside our energy to search out Gaynor as rapidly as attainable.’

Earlier at this time Norwich Police launched pictures and photographs that present the lacking mom smiling as she left her workplace, earlier than she was noticed on digicam operating down a avenue within the metropolis centre along with her coat in hand.

It comes as specialist deep water police divers from neighbouring Lincolnshire constabulary had been pictured looking Wensum Park this afternoon. 

The groups had been geared up with enhanced sonar tools to go looking the water.  

Speaking of the CCTV, Norwich Policing Commander, Superintendent Wes Hornigold, mentioned: ‘Today we’re releasing the footage of Gaynor’s final identified steps on Friday afternoon earlier than she went lacking.

‘We hope this can assist to jog the reminiscence of anybody who might have seen her within the metropolis that afternoon or who might have footage of her journey.

‘We are significantly eager on listening to from anybody who might 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 might have seen her there.

‘We are persevering with our intensive searches however would enchantment to the general public to come back ahead with any info which can assist to search out Gaynor.

‘In the footage you may clearly see what she was carrying when she went lacking.

‘This is a very annoying time for her household and specialist officers proceed to offer assist.’

Ms Lord’s half-brother Allan Weston, 43, who lives in Blackpool, Lancashire, mentioned: ‘We are all very anxious. It is out of character and we simply need her residence.’ 

It comes after a witness mentioned she noticed a lady matching Ms Lord’s description in Wensum Park – the place her garments had been later discovered – at round 4pm.

Rosie Richards, who lives regionally, mentioned: ‘It’s actually upsetting… I’m simply considering of her family and friends, as a result of she is a kind of related age to my mum and that will be terrible to be going by way of what they’re going by way of proper now.’

Police say the ‘most probably situation’ is that she entered the water.

The case is similar to that of Nicola Bulley, who sparked a high-profile search earlier this yr 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 by chance 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 residence!’

Next to a different message she wrote: ‘Anything you might know small or massive please contact the police!’ Elder sister Charlotte, 24, a trend 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 in the direction of 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 residence.

Norwich Constabulary declared her lacking after they recognized the objects and discovered she’d didn’t return residence from work that night.

A police spokeswoman added: ‘We will not be drawn on her way of thinking. We are nonetheless making an attempt to determine 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 residence. 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 have now various enquiries ongoing, given the place her clothes was discovered and different objects, there’s a actual chance she has entered the water.’

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 pressure was in search of 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 referred to as Lord’s Wealth Management Ltd which was closed down in 2021. Mr Lord declined to remark. The couple have lived at a number of completely different addresses in Norwich over the previous twenty years.

Their present residence, 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 Jarrolds division retailer, at 2.45pm, earlier than her shift was as a consequence of finish at 4pm.

Police divers, assisted by hearth crews and the coastguard, scoured the close by River Wensum yesterday utilizing sonar tools and mentioned they must be ‘open to the likelihood that Gaynor has entered the water’.

Officers have additionally used drones and foot searches to search for additional clues and mentioned they don’t suspect third get together involvement.

A spokesperson for the pressure mentioned the park would stay closed as they hunt for additional details about Gaynor’s whereabouts.

Superintendent Wes Hornigold earlier mentioned: ‘We’re doing every little thing 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 intensive searches on the river this weekend.

‘Naturally, our focus will now begin to transfer to underwater searches and we’re in search of 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.

Anyone with info or who is aware of of her whereabouts ought to contact Norfolk Police on 101 quoting incident quantity 427 of December 8, 2023.