Lacking mom Gaynor Lord, 55, ‘could have met thriller particular person at cathedral earlier than vanishing’ as police ‘examine misplaced 34 minutes’ and her frightened household plead: ‘We simply need her residence’

Gaynor Lord could have met a thriller particular person at Norwich Cathedral simply hours earlier than she disappeared, it has been reported, as determined police attempt to examine what occurred to the lacking mom in a vital 34-minute interval.

Mrs Lord left her work at a division retailer in Norwich at 2.45pm on Friday strolling across the metropolis centre earlier than getting into the cathedral space. There have been no additional sightings of her till 3.22pm when she was seen leaving the quarter. The final sighting of her on CCTV was then captured at 4.01pm however she by no means returned residence.

Police have stated that whereas they haven’t any data to counsel a third-party is concerned in her disappearance, they’re probing the time between the mother-of-three getting into and leaving the cathedral space, the Solar reported. 

Detectives reportedly imagine she could have met somebody on the church who may maintain essential data accounting for the store employee’s lacking actions after officers admitted they can not entry her cellphone for 

Mrs Lord’s disappearance has sparked an enormous search with police divers drafted in and drones deployed after her olive-coloured coat was discovered within the river at Wensum Park shortly after 8pm. Her work shirt, a yellow tank prime, two rings, glasses and cell phone have been additionally found close by. 

The distraught household of Mrs Lord, who has three kids, have desperately pleaded with the general public to contact the police in the event that they know something that would assist return her safely, with the lady’s 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 12 months when she dropped off her two daughters in school in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire. Tragically, 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. 

Ms Bulley’s cellphone and the canine’s harness have been found close by. An inquest later concluded she had drowned.

Earlier at this time, officers probing Mrs Lord’s disappearance stated they have been ‘linking in’ with detectives who labored on Ms Bulley’s case, vowing to depart ‘no stone unturned’ to search out the 55-year-old. 

Police working to search out Mrs Lord have stated the ‘almost certainly situation’ is that she entered the water. 

Norwich Policing Commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold instructed The Solar tonight: ‘Within the CCTV Gaynor is seen smiling and strolling with goal which doesn’t counsel an uncommon mindset.

‘The cathedral is at present a spotlight for us, there’s plenty of work we’re doing there to determine what occurred within the hole in CCTV. We’re working with folks within the cathedral to try to perceive what occurred.’

When requested concerning the similarities between the disappearance of Mrs Lord to Ms Bulley, the police chief stated the power ‘have been, linking in with Lancashire Constabulary to know any of the teachings discovered’ from Ms Bulley’s inquiry.

He instructed LBC: ‘We have already had conferences with the Nationwide Crime Company by way of understanding any particular abilities and data in respect to water looking out

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

It comes as Mrs Lord’s half-brother Allan Weston, 43, who lives in Blackpool, Lancashire, stated: ‘We’re all very frightened. It’s out of character and we simply need her residence.’ 

Mrs Lord’s husband Clive, 63, a monetary adviser, has not commented on the case however a member of the family of the lacking lady criticised web ghouls for speculating about what could have occurred to her.

One outlandish principle being unfold on social media websites equivalent to TikTok is {that a} serial killer is on the free, with conspiracy theorists claiming the assassin attacked Nicola Bulley earlier than hanging in Norwich. 

Different conspiracies put ahead by the armchair detectives  embody police ‘masking up the reality’ and a rapist attacking the mother-of-three. 

Considered one of Mrs Lord’s family members, who requested to not be named, instructed the Mail: ‘There’s been plenty of issues being stated, like ”Has she run away with anyone?” and issues like that. It is not very useful. It is laborious sufficient as it’s.’

When Ms Bulley went lacking in January related conspiracy theories started spreading on social media main her household to criticse the ‘wildly inaccurate hypothesis’ on-line over her dying regardless of the inquest discovering no proof of third-party involvement.

Earlier at this time Norwich Police launched photos and pictures that present the lacking mom smiling as she left her place of job, earlier than she was noticed on digicam working down a road within the metropolis centre together with her coat in hand.

MailOnline has contacted the power over experiences she may have met a thriller particular person earlier than disappearing.  

Specialist deep water police divers from neighbouring Lincolnshire constabulary have been pictured looking out the water in Wensum Park this afternoon. The groups have been outfitted with enhanced sonar gear to go looking the water. 

Supt Hornigold, stated earlier because the footage displaying Mrs Lord clutching her coat as she jogged down the road: ‘We hope this may assist to jog the reminiscence of anybody who could have seen her within the metropolis that afternoon or who could have footage of her journey.

‘We’re notably eager on listening to from anybody who could have seen Gaynor within the cathedral grounds which she enters at 2.50pm and leaves at 3.23pm.

‘It is not clear the place she goes contained in the cathedral grounds throughout this time so we’re eager to listen to from anybody who could have seen her there.

‘We’re persevering with our intensive searches however would attraction to the general public to return ahead with any data which can assist to search out Gaynor.

‘Within the footage you’ll be able to clearly see what she was carrying when she went lacking.

‘This can be a notably worrying time for her household and specialist officers proceed to offer help.’

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

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

Yesterday, Ms Lord’s daughters each reposted a number of variations of Norfolk Police appeals for details about their mom’s disappearance on Fb.

Alexandra Lord, 22, wrote above one in all them: ‘Please share, if anybody is aware of something please do contact the police! We wish her residence!’

Subsequent to a different message she wrote: ‘Something you might know small or massive please contact the police!’ Elder sister Charlotte, 24, a vogue entrepreneur, additionally reposted the police appeals on Fb.

Wensum Park has been closed to the general public since Saturday whereas specialist groups search on land and within the water.

The massive 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 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 can’t be drawn on her way of thinking. We’re nonetheless attempting to determine the info. Nevertheless it was utterly out of character.’

Norwich policing commander Superintendent Wes Hornigold stated: ‘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 is not any proof that Gaynor has come to hurt and, whereas we’ve quite a lot of enquiries ongoing, given the place her clothes was discovered and different objects, there’s a actual risk she has entered the water.’

Police are trawling by 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 stated the power was looking for help from different constabularies with diving experience, added: ‘That is clearly a distressing time for her household. Now 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 have been previously co-directors of an organization referred to as Lord’s Wealth Administration Ltd which was closed down in 2021. Mr Lord declined to remark. The couple have lived at a number of totally different addresses in Norwich over the previous twenty years.

Their present residence, which they purchased in 2005, is in a road 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, primarily based on the metropolis’s Jarrolds division retailer, at 2.45pm, earlier than her shift was because of finish at 4pm.

Police divers, assisted by fireplace crews and the coastguard, scoured the close by River Wensum yesterday utilizing sonar gear and stated they need to 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 stated they don’t suspect third occasion involvement.

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

Superintendent Wes Hornigold earlier stated: ‘We’re doing every thing we are able to to search out Gaynor and primarily based on what we have discovered within the park, this stays our focus for the searches.

‘Clearly, given the close by waterways, we do need to 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 looking for 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 would ask the local people to bear with us whereas this takes place.

‘That 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.

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