Video retraces final steps of lacking mom Gaynor Lord

Gaynor Lord’s final actions earlier than she vanished have been retraced in a video – as her frightened household mark per week since her disappearance.

The mother-of-three, who’s married to a profitable monetary adviser, went lacking in Norwich, Norfolk, final Friday, sparking an enormous police operation which has concerned specialist divers, underwater drones and determined appeals to the general public.

Mrs Lord was supposed to complete a shift on the Bullards Gin counter within the basement at Jarrolds division retailer at 4pm however she was filmed leaving an hour and 1 / 4 early. 

Police yesterday revealed that they’ve ‘some indications’ as to why she left work early, but additionally admitted they haven’t been capable of set up her mind-set when she went lacking with ‘any diploma of confidence’. 

After leaving work, she then dashed by transferring visitors in direction of Norwich Cathedral earlier than leaving round half-hour later. CCTV captured her strolling down St Augustine’s avenue at 4.01pm in direction of Wensum Park – the place her belongings had been discovered.  

Norfolk Constabulary has launched CCTV to the general public of Mrs Lord’s final steps, which MailOnline has retraced in a brand new video.

2.45pm-2.47pm

CCTV footage exhibits Ms Lord – described as white, 5ft 6in tall with a blonde shoulder-length bob, jogging up Bedford Street after leaving work on the Bullards Gin counter in Jarrolds division retailer at 2.45pm, greater than an hour earlier than her shift was as a result of finish.

She is sporting a white shirt and a yellow tank prime, and is carrying a big olive-coloured coat below her arm. 

She may be seen on the footage strolling into London Street at 2.47pm after which crossing the street in Queen Street with out ready for a pink gentle, narrowly lacking transferring visitors, heading in direction of Norwich Cathedral.

3.22pm 

She left the cathedral grounds half-hour later, once more showing to be in a rush, placing her coat on as she marched away. 

Police are interesting for data to fill the gaps in the place there isn’t any footage of her. 

3.49pm-3.53pm 

CCTV captures Mrs Lord strolling alongside St George’s Street close to the Playhouse theatre.

She then walks alongside St Crispins Road in direction of Pitt Street at 3.53pm.

4.01pm 

New CCTV launched yesterday – believed to be the final out there – exhibits Mrs Lord a shopfront as she walked down St Augustines Street at 4.01pm on her solution to Wensum Park. 

The police investigation has centred on Wensum Park in Norwich, the place Mrs Lord’s belongings had been found by a member of the general public at 8.10pm on Friday night. 

Her garments, cellphone, glasses and jewelry had been discovered within the park, whereas her coat was discovered within the River Wensum, main police to disclose that the almost definitely situation was that she ‘entered the water’. 

Police visited her residence and rapidly established that she didn’t come residence from work that night and that the park was not a part of her regular route.

Eyewitness Rosie Richards stated she noticed a lady becoming Mrs Lord’s description at Wensum Park final Friday who put her coat on the bottom and carried out a yoga pose.

Speaking close to the spot in Wensum Park the place Mrs Lord is believed to have gone into the water, Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley of Norfolk Constabulary yesterday stated it would 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 may be very, very stuffed with water with all of the rain, stuffed with plenty of particles,’ he stated. The divers can see about one foot in entrance of them, so it is an awfully difficult surroundings for them to work in.’

Mr Buckley added that the power is preserving an open thoughts about what occurred to to Mrs Lord however that ‘all the things 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 best way through which she did however what we’re doing is we’re simply working backwards now to really really perceive what could have taken place.

‘We’re simply cautious of all the things we all know in the mean time as a result of clearly we have ended up within the state of affairs now we have, which isn’t regular.’

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

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

One of Mrs Lord’s associates, Julie Butcher, revealed right now that she shared ‘gins and hugs’ with the mother-of-three simply days earlier than and the pair agreed to play tennis collectively after Christmas.

She additionally obtained a name from Mrs Lord about half an hour earlier than she left work on the day of her disappearance, however needed to lower the dialog quick after receiving one other name from a piece consumer. She promised to name Mrs Lord again.

Ms Butcher instructed Sky News: ‘I want I hadn’t have answered that decision. Really want I hadn’t have answered that decision. And then she could have talked to me a bit extra or I may need came upon the explanation why she was calling me.

‘She was glad on Tuesday and we had a number of gins along with her and the final time I noticed her she gave me a hug.’

She additionally spoke to ITV’s Good Morning Britain, and stated of the primary name: ‘When I answered it she stated the place are you, the place are you?’

When Ms Butcher did name her pal again about 5 minutes later, there was no reply.

Then, she acquired one other name however thinks it was a pocket dial.

The police operation has entered its seventh day with officers nonetheless trying to find very important clues which might assist them discover Mrs Lord.