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A body has been found in the search for Gaynor Lord, the 55-year-old woman who went missing after leaving work in Norwich last Friday afternoon, Norfolk police have said. Although the body has not been formally identified, Lord’s family have been informed, the force added.
A pair of divers could be seen recovering a body from the River Wensum at about midday on Friday, nearly a week after she was reported missing. The area, marked with an orange buoy, was about 100 metres downstream from where the search had been focused the day before. Officers previously said there was a “high probability” Lord went into the river at Wensum Park near to where a number of her belongings were found, adding there was no evidence of third party involvement.
A body was found in the River Wensum after a “detailed and methodical” search, police have said. Speaking at a press conference in Norwich, chief superintendent Dave Buckley said: “A team of specialist divers have found the body of a female in the River Wensun after a detailed and methodical search over the past few days. Whilst we establish her identity, our thoughts are with Gaynor’s family at this difficult and distressing time.”
A post-mortem examination will be carried out into the body found during the police search for the missing Gaynor Lord, Norfolk Police have said. Chief superintendent Dave Buckley said: “I am keen to say that this remains a missing person inquiry at this stage. “I’m also satisfied at the moment, based on the evidence we have, that Gaynor did not meet anybody on the way to the park and we now have a better understanding of her movements through the city centre. Whilst this is not the outcome we wished for, our search is always predominantly focused on the river and the park.”
Floral tributes to Gaynor Lord have started to be laid near the gates of Wensum Park in Norwich, with three bunches left by 3pm on Friday. One of them said: “Gaynor may you be at peace. God bless your family.”
A body has been found in the search for Gaynor Lord, the 55-year-old woman who went missing after leaving work in Norwich last Friday afternoon, Norfolk police have said.
Although the body has not been formally identified, Lord’s family have been informed, the force added.
A pair of divers could be seen recovering a body from the River Wensum at about midday on Friday, nearly a week after she was reported missing.
The area, marked with an orange buoy, was about 100 metres downstream from where the search had been focused the day before.
Officers previously said there was a “high probability” Lord went into the river at Wensum Park near to where a number of her belongings were found.
Floral tributes to Gaynor Lord have started to be laid near the gates of Wensum Park in Norwich, with three bunches left by 3pm on Friday.
One of them said:
Gaynor may you be at peace. God bless your family.
Police say no evidence of third party involvement after body of a woman found
A post-mortem examination will be carried out into the body found during the police search for the missing Gaynor Lord, Norfolk Police have said.
Chief superintendent Dave Buckley said:
I am keen to say that this remains a missing person inquiry at this stage.
I’m also satisfied at the moment, based on the evidence we have, that Gaynor did not meet anybody on the way to the park and we now have a better understanding of her movements through the city centre.
Whilst this is not the outcome we wished for, our search is always predominantly focused on the river and the park.
We now need to conduct a post-mortem examination to establish means of death but I would reiterate at this stage that there is no evidence of third party involvement.
Nothing in our enquiries has changed this position. I would like to thank the media and the public for their continued support during this difficult and challenging time.
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A body was found in the River Wensum after a “detailed and methodical” search, police have said.
Speaking at a press conference in Norwich, chief superintendent Dave Buckley said:
A team of specialist divers have found the body of a female in the River Wensun after a detailed and methodical search over the past few days.
Whilst we establish her identity, our thoughts are with Gaynor’s family at this difficult and distressing time.
We have specialist family liaison officers supporting the family and keeping them updated with what we are doing at all stages.
We remain open-minded to the circumstances of Gaynor’s disappearance and will continue to pursue all lines of enquiry to ascertain why she went missing.
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Police to give update after body found in search for missing woman
A body has been found in the search for Gaynor Lord, the 55-year-old woman who went missing after leaving work in Norwich last Friday afternoon, Norfolk police have said.
Although the body has not been formally identified, Lord’s family have been informed, police said. “They continue to be supported by specially trained officers.”
Police are set to give an update at 2pm.
Two members of the dive team could be seen recovering the body from the river in Norwich on Friday morning after marking the area of water with an orange buoy.
Officers previously said there was a “high probability” that Lord went into the River Wensum in Norwich, where a search was being conducted by the specialist dive team.
At about 12pm, officers could be seen recovering a body from the river in a black bag. The discovery came after the orange buoy was positioned about 100 metres downstream from where the focus of the search had been the day before.
In a short statement, the force said:
Police searching for missing Norwich woman Gaynor Lord can confirm a body has been found in the River Wensum. The body was found in the river by underwater search teams this morning and has now been recovered from the water.
