MISSING Gaynor Lord glances at a shop window in the last footage of her before she vanished.
The mother-of-three, 55, had earlier headed to a cathedral toilet before reappearing on city centre CCTV.
TwitterGaynor Lord was last seen on Friday afternoon after she left work early from Norwich city centre[/caption]
Norfolk Constabulary/FacebookThe last sighting of Gaynor on CCTV was at 4.01pm, as she glanced at a shop window[/caption]
Norfolk Constabulary/FacebookCCTV shows Gaynor at about 4pm on Friday[/caption]
Mum Gaynor Lord’s final steps revealed
A friend also revealed Gaynor rang her twice — including a misdial — before disappearing in Norwich last Friday afternoon.
Divers continued to search the River Wensum yesterday amid fears she entered the water.
Police were trying to piece together 34 “missing” minutes she spent in the cathedral quarter.
Footage shows smiling Gaynor walking towards the entrance at 2.48pm.
She appears subdued when next seen exiting the cathedral quarter at 3.22pm.
A staff member at the cathedral told The Sun: “She didn’t come into the cafe as far as we know.
“We’ve not heard that she went anywhere else in the grounds — just to the toilets.”
Police believe she did not meet anyone in the cathedral area.
CCTV at 4.01pm shows her final movements — staring blankly at the shop window as she pacing along St Augustines Street.
A walker later found her belongings — including clothing, jewellery, phone and glasses — scattered in Wensum Park.
Her coat was discovered in the river which runs through the park.
Pal Julie Butcher told how she received two calls from Gaynor that afternoon — the first shortly before her friend left work early at 2.44pm.
Julie said that during the initial call Gaynor had asked where she was.
She added: “I said ‘I’m at home’ and explained I was sorting out the internet. Then my phone rang and it was a client and I had to speak to them.
“I told Gaynor I’d call her back and she said ‘Yes’.” Seven or eight minutes later Julie called but could not get through.
She added: “I think Gaynor was still at work when she called me, I don’t know. But maybe that’s why she couldn’t answer.”
She received another call at 4.15pm — after the last confirmed sighting of Gaynor — but said: “It sounded like a pocket call. I could hear movement in her pocket.”
A colleague, who worked near Gaynor at the Bullards Gin concession in Jarrolds department store, told The Sun: “I saw her on Thursday or Friday and she said, ‘I feel a bit funny, a bit off today’.
“She shook her hands as she said it but I didn’t think much of it. We had a brief conversation about anxiety. She didn’t say she did or didn’t suffer with it, and I mentioned my personal anxiety.”
Norfolk Police said their efforts to search the Wensum were being hampered by debris and poor visibility.
Chief Supt Dave Buckley said divers were working tirelessly but were battling against currents – meaning sonar had to be relied on.
The senior cop said: “We have been speaking to the dive team on site and visibility in the River Wensum is between zero and one foot underwater with temperatures as low as 4C.
“As soon as you reach one foot in front of you, visibility goes and then there’s obviously leaves, branches, debris, and the flow to contend with, which is the biggest problem because there’s been so much rain.
“They’re swimming against the flow of the river, which is very difficult, and searching with next to zero visibility, and in a systematic manner.
“It’s very time consuming because it’s a large area to search and we must make sure we covered every feasible inch of water.”
Gaynor’s hubby Clive Lord, 63, is said to be in bits.
His sister Susan Sinclair, 66, said the family were still hopeful Gaynor will be found safe.
She revealed: “Clive is in bits, obviously, but he’s got his two daughters there supporting him.
“Our other brother Simon, like me, is just hoping for good news. We’re all just very shocked.
Susan, of Harrogate, North Yorks, was puzzled why her sister-in-law had been at the cathedral, adding: “She has a religion but is not particularly religious.
“The worrying bit is that she’s discarded some clothing, apart from her phone and the jewellery.
“That’s a bad sign especially in the cold and after all this time.”
Dive expert Peter Faulding, who aided in the search for Nicola Bulley who disappeared in similar circumstances in Lancashire in January, yesterday offered to help Gaynor’s family.
He wrote on X/Twitter: “We would happily assist free of charge. They have search teams on scene but the more expertise the better. Let’s hope Gaynor is alive.”
Simon Valentine, a member of the same tennis club as Gaynor, said she often walked her dog by the Wensum.
He added: “She knew all these areas by the river. I don’t think she would have gone there if not.”
Supt Wes Hornigold said there “were obvious parallels to be drawn” with Nicola Bulley’s disappearance.
The Norfolk force has been consulting with colleague in Lancashire to understand more about tragic Nicola’s disappearance.
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Gaynor was captured on CCTV at 2.44pm
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