Gaynor Lord update: Husband ‘distraught’ as results of post-mortem released

Gaynor Lord’s heartbroken family have told friends of their pain as specialist divers found a body in the hunt for the missing Norwich mother.

A family friend said the 55-year-old’s loved ones were left “distraught” after she disappeared, telling The Times: “Gaynor’s husband Clive is totally lost. He doesn’t understand at all what’s happened.”

It comes after a body was recovered in the River Wensum on Friday, a week after the mother-of-three went missing.

A post-mortem examination was concluded on Saturday and police are confident there was no third party involvement.

“Although our searches have concluded, officers are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding Gaynor’s disappearance.

“We will pursue all lines of inquiry to understand why she went missing.

“Our thoughts remain with Gaynor’s family at this incredibly difficult time.”

Gaynor Lord eyewitness says she saw ‘calm’ mother-of-three doing yoga pose in park before disappearance

An eyewitness who saw Ms Lord before she went missing has spoken out.

The witness says she saw the missing mother laying down her coat before performing what appeared to be a yoga pose. She said Ms Lord “appeared quite calm” although felt the action was “odd” for the time of day.

Police have said there is no evidence of third-party involvement after a body was found in the search for missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord.

Norfolk Police said the body of a female was recovered from the River Wensum in Norwich on Friday (15 December), a week after she disappeared.

Two members of the dive team could be seen recovering the body from the river in Norwich on Friday after marking the area of water with an orange buoy.

In a statement to reporters after the discovery, Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley said: “We remain open-minded to the circumstances of Gaynor’s disappearance and we’ll continue to pursue all lines of inquiry to ascertain why she went missing.”

Ms Lord, a retail assistant at the Jarrold department store, went to work as usual on Friday but left early. She was due to finish at 4pm.

She left work via Bedford Street at around 2.45pm. From there, she walked along London Street, Queens Street and towards the city cathedral.

Clothing, a mobile phone and glasses were found dispersed around the park 1.5 miles from her workplace in a department store. Her coat was found in the River Wensum itself.

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley from Norfolk Police said the force had used sonar equipment across the river which was an “extraordinarily challenging environment” for them to work in.

Detectives investigating the disappearance of mother-of-three Gaynor Lord have said there is no evidence a third party was involved in the death of a woman whose body was found in a river during the search.

The 55-year-old vanished after leaving work in Norwich city centre early at 2.45pm on December 8.