Missing Gaynor Lord seen on CCTV smiling as she left work before hurrying through Norwich - as divers join search
13 December 2023, 14:09 | Updated: 14 December 2023, 07:46
Gaynor Lord CCTV
Norfolk Police have released footage of Gaynor Lord, which shows the missing mum hurrying through Norwich town centre on the day she went missing.
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In footage released by Norfolk Police, Gaynor Lord is seeing hurrying through the town centre, even crossing the road while the traffic lights are on green.
She is then seen putting on her coat as she walks past near Wensum park. Ms Lord’s coat was found in the park near the River Wensum.
Ms Lord had been working at the Bullards Gin Counter, in the basement at Jarrold department store when she went missing, police revealed today.
A picture taken of Ms Lord smiling as she left work has also been released.
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Police have managed to identify the items as Ms Lord's using an ID in her bag, and when they visited her home they discovered she had not returned.
Cops say her disappearance is "out of character" and Wensum Park has been closed since Saturday.
Ms Lord worked as a retail assistant for Bullards Gin at Jarrolds department store in Norwich city centre.
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She finished work at 2.45pm on Friday afternoon, despite not being due to leave until 4pm.
CCTV captured her leaving the store on Bedford Street and she was last seen on London Street walking towards Norwich Cathedral.
Gaynor is described as white, 5 ft 6 tall, and was wearing a white shirt and yellow tank top with a large olive-coloured coat over the top and a scarf. She has blonde shoulder length hair in a bob.
Norwich Policing Commander, Superintendent Wes Hornigold, said: “Today we are releasing the footage of Gaynor’s last known steps on Friday afternoon before she went missing.
"We hope this will help to jog the memory of anyone who may have seen her in the city that afternoon or who may have footage of her journey.
"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. This is a particularly stressful time for her family and specialist officers continue to provide support.”
