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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.
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