Police searching for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord say they have found a body in the river Wensum.

It was located by underwater search teams this morning and has been removed from the water.

Gaynor's family has been informed of the discovery.

A formal identification process has not yet taken place.

Eastern Daily Press: Gaynor Lord at Bullards in Jarrolds before she went missingGaynor Lord at Bullards in Jarrolds before she went missing (Image: Norfolk Constabulary)

The 55-year-old was last seen on Friday after leaving work at the Jarrolds department store in Norwich at 2.45pm, more than an hour earlier than she was due to finish.

CCTV footage released on Wednesday showed her walking and running in London Street and Queens Street heading towards Norwich Cathedral, where she stayed for 34 minutes.

The footage then showed Gaynor continuing to walk along St George's Street towards the Playhouse at 3.49pm.

She was then seen walking along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street and finally up St Augustine’s Street at 4.01pm, her last known sighting.

Eastern Daily Press: Police divers searching the river at Wensum Park after the disappearance of Gaynor LordPolice divers searching the river at Wensum Park after the disappearance of Gaynor Lord (Image: Newsquest)

Police launched an appeal to find Gaynor at about 8pm on Friday after a member of the public found some of her possessions more than a mile away in Wensum Park. 

One of the items was a handbag, which contained Gaynor's ID. Officers went to her address and found she had not returned home after leaving work.

The park has remained closed since Saturday while specialist teams carry out searches of the river. 

On Tuesday, a coat belonging to Gaynor was found in the river in Wensum Park. 

Eastern Daily Press: Police recovered a large object in a black bag from the river earlier todayPolice recovered a large object in a black bag from the river earlier today (Image: PA)

Searches at the park were set to be stepped up on Wednesday with the help of specialist underwater divers from Lincolnshire police and advanced sonar equipment after an appeal to the Home Office. 

Earlier this morning, divers narrowed their search down to an area 100m downstream from previous areas and marked a location of interest with an orange buoy. 

It was then revealed two specialist divers had pulled a "large object in a black bag" from the river.