Found Deceased UK - Gaynor Lord was last seen in Norwich city centre on London Street heading towards Norwich Cathedral, 2:35 pm, 8 December 2023

[Skigh]

I thought this. As she is leaving work she is clutching her tan bag. She could have left the belongings and jewellery in there for the bag to be found with everything together eh?

Was her bag listed amongst articles found in the park? I agree with you about leaving her jewellery and other possessions in her bag.

 

[dotr]

CCTV released of missing mother Gaynor Lord

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.

www.dailymail.co.uk

''Her clothes, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were also discovered nearby at around 8.10pm on the night she went missing.

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 in the city centre with her coat in hand.

It comes as specialist deep water police divers from neighbouring Lincolnshire constabulary were pictured searching Wensum Park this afternoon.

The teams were equipped with enhanced sonar equipment to search the water.''

'We are particularly keen on hearing from anyone who may have seen Gaynor in the cathedral grounds which she enters at 2.50pm and leaves at 3.23pm.

'It's not clear where she goes inside the cathedral grounds during this time so we're keen to hear from anyone who may have seen her there.

'We are continuing our extensive searches but would appeal to the public to come forward with any information which may help to find Gaynor.

'In the footage you can clearly see what she was wearing when she went missing.''

 

[Smccat]

I don't think the bag has been mentioned.
Just thinking re her glasses. She is wearing them in the shot of her in the back of the car/cab as well as leaving work. Leads me to think she has a prescription and needs them rather than just has them on and off for reading purposes at work.

 

[Officer Dibble]

The daughters of a missing mother-of-three who disappeared last week after leaving work early has pleaded for the public to help find her.

Gaynor Lord, 55, left her shift in a city centre department store on Friday but never made it home.

A huge search has been underway for four days and police divers have been called in after her coat was found in a river in a nearby park. Her clothes, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were also discovered nearby.

Today her daughters both reposted several versions of Norfolk Police appeals for information about their mother’s disappearance on Facebook.

Alexandra Lord, 22, added above one of them: 'Please share, if anyone knows anything please do contact the police! We want her home!'

Above another message she wrote: 'Anything you may know small or large please contact the police!' Elder sister Charlotte, 24, a fashion entrepreneur, also reposted the police appeals on Facebook.

Wensum Park in Norwich has been closed to the public since Saturday while specialist teams search on land and in the water. Norfolk Police say the 'most likely scenario' is that Ms Lord had entered the water.

[...]

A police spokeswoman added: 'We won't be drawn on her state of mind. We are still trying to establish the facts. But it was completely out of character.'

Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold said: 'Gaynor left work early and didn't take her normal route home. We haven't been able to establish why she left early and her disappearance is out of character, so we are naturally concerned for her welfare.

'There's no evidence that Gaynor has come to harm and, while we have a number of enquiries ongoing, given where her clothing was found and other items, there is a real possibility she has entered the water.'

[...]

Gaynor married financial advisor Clive Lord, 63, in 2014, and the pair were formerly co-directors of a company called Lord’s Wealth Management Ltd which was closed down in 2021. Mr Lord declined to comment when approached today.

Police revealed that she'd left her work as a retail assistant for spirits distiller Bullard Gin, based at the city's Jarrold Department Store, at 2.45pm, before her shift was due to end at 4pm.

She was last seen heading toward the cathedral in the centre of Norwich on Friday before she vanished.

Daughter of missing mother of three pleads for help from the public

Gaynor Lord (pictured), 55, left her shift in a city centre department store on Friday but never made it home. Gaynor's daughter today asked members of the public to desperately help find her.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Do we know why she left work early? The CCTV footage here within this article shows her running or walking super fast. JMO

CCTV released of missing mother Gaynor Lord

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.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Smccat]

From the Daily Mail article above.
''Her clothes, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were also discovered nearby at around 8.10pm on the night she went missing.

If her clothes were found nearby and the coat in the water. Wonder where the handbag is? More to the point - no clothes on.... doesn't look great does it.

 

[Officer Dibble]

Edited by me for focus.

Definitely. I think she has received a phone call whilst at work. From whom, about what, I have no idea.

or a message. That was my first thought. A message made her bolt away or towards something/someone. JMO
Edited to add: JMO

 

[Officer Dibble]

From the Daily Mail article above.
''Her clothes, two rings, mobile phone and glasses were also discovered nearby at around 8.10pm on the night she went missing.

If her clothes were found nearby and the coat in the water. Wonder where the handbag is? More to the point - no clothes on.... doesn't look great does it.

Clothes might mean the coat she was holding. Or perhaps also another layer of clothing. It might not mean all her clothes. Unless I've missed something? JMO

 

[Smccat]

Bag has been found. It was the ID found inside that told them it was hers.

https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2023-12-12/police-say-missing-mum-may-have-entered-the-water

From #17 yesterday

 

[Officer Dibble]

Putting aside any potenital health issues, If you suddenly leave work, rushing, I would say you have forgotten an important appointment or meeting or you received some sudden news that propelled you to go somewhere. What was the significance of the Cathedral. Is there a meeting point there? Some Cathedral's have cafe's and toilets and some don't. Is there not CCTV on the Cathedral? JMO MOO

Edited to ask: Could something be hidden underneath the coat folded over her arm? JMO MOO

Also edited to mention in the CCTV footage at first she seems to he holding something light coloured as well as her coat on the same side. A scarf? a small closed (ish) umbrella? However, in the park (?) later on she puts her coat on but I can't see the light coloured thing anymore. JMO MOO.

The CCTV is here in this article. CCTV released of missing mother Gaynor Lord

 

[Smccat]

Clothes might mean the coat she was holding. Or perhaps also another layer of clothing. It might not mean all her clothes. Unless I've missed something? JMO

She was wearing trousers, a thin linen type shirt with a tank top over. As a woman of a certain age working in a department store all day, I doubt she will be wearing thermals under it. She may have discarded the tank top. But then the coat was found in the water.

 

[Officer Dibble]

She was wearing trousers, a thin linen type shirt with a tank top over. As a woman of a certain age working in a department store all day, I doubt she will be wearing thermals under it. She may have discarded the tank top. But then the coat was found in the water.

You never know if working in the basement it was cold down there. A lot of shops are trying to save money on excessive heating etc. MOO

 

[vls12345]

'We are particularly keen on hearing from anyone who may have seen Gaynor in the cathedral grounds which she enters at 2.50pm and leaves at 3.23pm.

'It's not clear where she goes inside the cathedral grounds during this time so we're keen to hear from anyone who may have seen her there.

If she did self-harm by going in the river, maybe she was praying prior to enacting her plans.

I wonder if there had been any indications of stress, anxiety, depression, or other things recently?

MOO.

 

[elliefant]

Looking at the timeline again, Gaynor is seen on CCTV at 2.48 walking towards the cathedral, then 34 minutes later at 3.22 leaving the cathedral grounds.

I wonder if she was in a hurry to get to the cathedral for a certain time, for instance were there any events happening in the cathedral that afternoon at around 3.00?

Many many moons ago I lived fairly locally and there was a popular coffee shop in the crypt of the Cathedral; maybe she was meeting somebody there?

(I hope I am thinking of the correct cathedral as there are 2)

 

[elliefant]

I think if she was indeed thinking so clearly and caringly of her loved ones by leaving her rings etc for them, it seems unlikely to me that she would wish to be found without her clothes on. Also if she planned to drown herself she probably would have kept all her clothes on to help weigh her down.

 

[Sarahlou]

If she did self-harm by going in the river, maybe she was praying prior to enacting her plans.

I wonder if there had been any indications of stress, anxiety, depression, or other things recently?

MOO.

Exactly what came to my mind too.
I really hope there's some news soon.

 

[Kinderbelle]

Bedford street would take around 5 mins (if that) to the Cathedral (I walk it frequently).

The whole journey, going from there, to the cathedral detour, then up towards The Playhouse, across St Crispins then to Wensum would take about 30 mins depending on the route she took and how fast she walks (which looks to be fast).

 

[Dowls90]

Sadly I think this could be along the lines of a medical emergency. I fear a condition could have made her remove her clothing etc. I remember a young girl that went missing several years ago. They found her clothes etc in a field and then found her body days later. Unfortunately I cannot remember her name or the fine details but I believe it was a condition that would have made her feel really hot suddenly. I know hypothermia does that but I don't think they found that, that was the reason.

 

[heartandsoul]

I have nothing of note to add, but heard about this case today and am following. Hoping her family will get answers soon

 

[MsMiniSleuth]

Police in Norwich said they have been in contact with Lancashire Police, which worked on the widely-criticised case of Nicola Bulley, who went missing for three weeks and then was found dead, to ensure they leave "no stone unturned".

Ms Bulley, 45, a mother-of-two, was found in the River Wyre on February 19, about a mile from where she vanished, while walking her dog in St Michael's on Wyre, Lancashire, on January 27.

Asked about the parallels between Ms Lord’s disappearance and Nicola Bulley’s, Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold told LBC: “We will absolutely, and have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to understand any of the lessons learned from that inquiry.

“We’ve already had meetings with the National Crime Agency in terms of understanding any specific skills and knowledge in respect to water searching.

“We’re cognisant of the recent College of Policing report into the Lancashire inquiry, so we’re leaving no stone unturned and making sure we’re doing everything within our power to find Gaynor as quickly as possible.”

Detectives searching for missing Gaynor Lord call in Nicola Bulley cops

Police searching for missing mother Gaynor Lord have been in contact with the force who worked on the Nicola Bulley case to 'understand any of the lessons learned'.

www.lbc.co.uk

 

[Lord Peter Flimsy]

Just reading online the timeline and events. Sadly it does seem to suggest she may have taken her own life. IMHO