Gaynor Lord search: underwater teams look for missing 55-year-old in Norwich river

Police find mother of three's coat in River Wensum in the city centre

Gaynor Lord
Gaynor Lord shown on CCTV leaving her job at Jarrolds department store in Norwich on 8 December before going missing
(Image credit: Norwich Police)

Police are continuing to search for a 55-year-old woman who went missing in Norwich last Friday.

Gaynor Lord was last seen in the city centre on 8 December after leaving work. Her belongings were found "scattered throughout Wensum Park", which is about 1.5 miles from the department store where she works. The items included "clothing, a mobile phone, glasses and jewellery", said The Guardian. Police were able to identify Lord by the ID in her handbag.

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Richard Windsor is a freelance writer for The Week Digital. He began his journalism career writing about politics and sport while studying at the University of Southampton. He then worked across various football publications before specialising in cycling for almost nine years, covering major races including the Tour de France and interviewing some of the sport’s top riders. He led Cycling Weekly’s digital platforms as editor for seven of those years, helping to transform the publication into the UK’s largest cycling website. He now works as a freelance writer, editor and consultant.