Gaynor Lord: Hunt for missing Norwich woman resumes

They entered the water at Wensum Park as part of the search for Gaynor Lord, who was last seen in the city centre on London Street at about 2.35pm on Friday heading towards Norwich Cathedral.

Specialist firefighters at Wensum Park (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)Items belonging to her - including clothing, jewellery and her mobile phone - were found at Wensum Park on Friday by a member of the public.

The park has been closed to the public and cordoned off since Gaynor disappeared and has become the epicentre of the search. On Sunday, drones were used to scour the area.

Police at Wensum Park (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)Underwater search and rescue teams from Norfolk Fire Service could be seen there on Monday morning, with at least two inflatable boats at the site.

Norfolk Fire Service at Wensum Park (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)However initial searches involved firefighters wading in the river Wensum with sticks and poles looking for clues as to Gaynor's whereabouts.

Police at Wensum Park (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)Gaynor failed to return home from work on Friday evening.

She is described as white, 5ft 6in 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.

FIre crews searching the river at Wensum Park (Image: Peter Walsh, Newsquest)Superintendent Wes Hornigold said: “We are concerned for Gaynor’s welfare and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen her on Friday afternoon when we believe she would have been travelling on foot.

“Following the discovery of her belongings, our search activity is focused on Wensum Park which has been closed to the public to allow us to do this and is likely to be closed for the rest of the day.”

Anyone with information or who knows of her whereabouts should contact Norfolk Police on 101 quoting incident number 427 of 8 December 2023.