Huge police hunt for lacking Gaynor Lord enters its second week

An enormous search operation for lacking mother-of-three Gaynor Lord is ongoing greater than every week after her disappearance, as divers proceed to scour a river close to the place she disappeared.

Police yesterday revealed that they’ve ‘some indications’ as to why Mrs Lord left work early on the day she vanished, but additionally admitted they haven’t been in a position to set up her frame of mind when she went lacking with ‘any diploma of confidence’.

Fears are mounting for the wellbeing of Mrs Lord, who walked out of her office at Jarrolds division retailer over an hour earlier than her shift was resulting from finish and hurried via the streets of Norwich.

Possessions together with her rings, cell phone and clothes have been present in a park within the metropolis hours later, whereas her coat was in a close-by river.

Speaking close to the spot in Wensum Park the place Mrs Lord, 55, is believed to have gone into the water, Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley of Norfolk Police mentioned it should take ‘a few days’ or longer to finish the search of the stretch of river, which has included utilizing sonar tools.

‘It’s very, very difficult – the river could be very, very filled with water with all of the rain, filled with a lot of particles,’ he mentioned. The divers can see about one foot in entrance of them, so it is a very difficult atmosphere for them to work in.’

Mr Buckley added that the drive is protecting an open thoughts about what occurred to to Mrs Lord however that ‘every thing we all know is pointing to a excessive likelihood that Gaynor went into the water’.

‘We’ve acquired some indications as to why she behaved the way in which by which she did however what we’re doing is we’re simply working backwards now to truly really perceive what could have taken place.

‘We’re simply cautious of every thing we all know in the meanwhile as a result of clearly we have ended up within the scenario we’ve, which isn’t ordinary.’ 

Mrs Lord’s colleagues have insisted her behaviour was regular previous to her disappearance. A co-worker on the retailer’s Bullards Gin concession mentioned she appeared her ‘regular, pleased self’ days earlier than.

A ground supervisor within the metropolis centre retailer added: ‘There was nothing to counsel in any respect that one thing like this may occur… She did not present any indicators of misery or concern.’

But a buddy of hers, who was a salesman at a close-by retailer, revealed yesterday that Mrs Lord had advised him she was ‘feeling a bit humorous’ shortly earlier than her disappearance.

‘It was very nonchalant. She mentioned she was feeling a bit humorous, a bit off,’ the person advised the Daily Telegraph. 

He added: ‘We had a short dialog about anxiousness. She did not say she did or did not undergo with it… She had no psychological well being issues that I used to be conscious of.’

Mrs Lord’s buddy Julie Butcher mentioned she was ‘upbeat and pleased’ and speaking about Christmas simply days earlier than she disappeared.

She added that her buddy appeared ‘nice’ after they final met on Tuesday final week.

‘We have been speaking. She was a bit busy however we have been speaking about Christmas and she or he appeared nice, no totally different to the same old Gaynor. She was fairly upbeat and pleased,’ Ms Butcher advised the BBC.

Mrs Butcher additionally revealed yesterday that she had obtained two telephone calls from the mom on the day of her disappearance. 

About half an hour earlier than she left the division retailer, Mrs Lord known as and requested the place Ms Butcher was.

Ms Butcher was compelled to chop the dialog quick after receiving one other name from a piece shopper, however promised to name again. 

‘I mentioned I might name her again and she or he mentioned ‘sure’,’ Ms Butcher mentioned. 

The buddy mentioned she tried to ring Mrs Lord a couple of minutes later however couldn’t get via, including: ‘I believe she was nonetheless at work when she known as me, I do not know. But possibly that is why she could not reply.’

Ms Butcher obtained one other name from the lacking mom at 4.15pm however mentioned it ‘appeared like a pocket name’. 

The buddy mentioned: ‘I maintain going over the dialog. If I hadn’t answered that decision [from her client] would she have talked to me? 

‘I really feel horrible. I really feel so sorry for the household… It’s not like Gaynor to do that.’ 

Police launched new CCTV footage yesterday exhibiting the final time Mrs Lord was caught on digital camera, about ten minutes earlier than her second name to Ms Butcher.

Taken simply over an hour after she left the division retailer the place she works and several other hours earlier than her belongings have been discovered, she may very well be seen strolling calmly alongside St Augustines Street within the metropolis centre. 

She was later noticed by a lady, who mentioned Mrs Lord appeared ‘fairly calm’ as she carried out a yoga pose together with her coat on the bottom beside her.

Norfolk Police, who’ve obtained round 30 calls from members of the general public in response to appeals for info, do not imagine anybody else was concerned in her disappearance however haven’t dominated it out.

Underwater searches have been persevering with yesterday. 

Chief Superintendent Buckley added: ‘We’re actually involved about her security. We are pursuing the inquiry that she’s lacking and alive.’

The drive has been liaising with Lancashire Police, which dealt with the investigation into Nicola Bulley, who went lacking in comparable circumstances earlier this yr. 

Her physique was discovered within the River Wyre and an inquest concluded she fell in and died of unintentional drowning.

Mrs Lord’s husband Clive, 63, has not commented on the case.