Police release last CCTV picture of mum who vanished - latest updates

Gaynor Lord's pal had mystery call from missing mum minutes after last CCTV sighting

Gaynor Lord's friend received mysterious phone calls from the missing mum on the day she disappeared.

Friend Julie Butcher, says she got two calls from her on Friday afternoon.

At 2.15pm Ms Lord called and asked where Ms Butcher was. Ms Butcher told the BBC: "I said 'I'm at home' and I explained I was sorting out the internet and my phone rang and it was one of my clients and I had to speak to them. I said I would call her back and she said 'yes'".

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Police release timeline of Gaynor's last known movements

Norfolk Constabulary has produced the below timeline of Gaynor Lord's last known movements on Friday, December 8.

2.44pm – Gaynor is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store – her clothing is clearly visible

2.45-2.46pm – She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street

2.47pm – Walks onto London Street past the Cosy Club

2.48pm – Gaynor makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral

3.22pm – Gaynor is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance – shortly before exiting through the archway she puts her coat on

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3.23pm – She is seen to walk away from the cathedral on Queens Street – here you can see a clear image of the coat she was wearing

3.49pm – This is the last sighting of Gaynor on CCTV near the Playhouse on St George’s Street

3.53pm – Walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street

4.01pm – Gaynor walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing

Missing Gaynor Lord's husband 'in bits' but is 'hoping for good news' after police update

The husband of missing mum Gaynor Lord is reportedly "in bits" as the search continues nearly a week on since her disappearance.

The 55-year-old vanished on Friday afternoon in Norwich city centre after leaving her job at Jarrold's department store. Mrs Lord was seen on CCTV running towards the cathedral area, and police suspect she likely entered the River Wensum.

Items of Gaynor's clothing were found in a park the same evening, with her ID discovered in her handbag. Her coat was also retrieved from the river, Norfolk Constabulary said.

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CCTV issued by Norfolk Police of missing mother-of-three Gaynor Lord leaving work (PA)

Police release new CCTV believed to be last sighting of missing mother

Detectives searching for missing Gaynor Lord have released new CCTV footage of the 55-year-old walking along St Augustines Street in Norwich, in what police said was the last sighting of her on CCTV before she goes missing.

Police said she is seen walking along London Street, Queens Street and towards the cathedral, before heading back out walking on to St George's Street, St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street and finally up St Augustines Street at 4.01pm. The 34-second clip shows Ms Lord wearing glasses and a long coat as she walks up the street, which is busy with passing traffic.

Police have received 30 calls from the public offering information

Teams including Norfolk Constabulary's Marine Unit, Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service, Coastguard and Norfolk Lowland Search and Rescue have been searching both the surface and under the water of the River Wensum since Friday. The force has also received 30 calls from members of the public offering information.

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley said: "Our approach has been to conduct thorough and systematic searches of the area. This resulted in further items belonging to Gaynor being found over the weekend, her mobile phone, coat, ring, and glasses. We've received 15 calls so far in response to our appeal yesterday and we're grateful for the public's help. While this information is still being assessed, currently there is nothing of significance that changes our approach.

"This remains a missing person investigation and every effort continues to find Gaynor, including tracing her final movements in the city centre."

Police have 'some indications' as to why Gaynor left work early

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley of Norfolk Police said officers had "some indications" of why missing Gaynor Lord left the department store where she worked early.

"We've got some indications as to why she behaved the way in which she did but what we're doing is we're just working backwards now to actually truly understand what may have taken place," he said.

"We're just cautious of everything we know at the moment because clearly we've ended up in the situation we have which is not usual. I don't think any of the conversations we've had are completely informing us as to why her state of mind ended up being what it was."

He was asked if there were any marks on the grass by the river to indicate someone had gone in there, and replied "no there wasn't". Asked if officers were considering anything about her medical history, he said: "We would always consider it but there's nothing that changes our approach at the moment."

Police unable to establish missing Gaynor Lord's state of mind with 'any degree of confidence'

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley of Norfolk Police said officers had not been able to establish missing Gaynor Lord's state of mind with "any degree of confidence".

"There's nothing we've been able to establish that really gives us a clear position on her state of mind that I would feel any degree of confidence of saying what we think it is at the moment," he said.

"We continue to talk to friends, family, anybody who can help us that we know she's had contact with.

"We have got hold of her mobile device, we will work our way through that systematically... and see if we can find out more accurately why we've ended up where we have.

"It would be really premature I think if I offered too much suggestion as to what I think has happened."

'Every effort continues to find Gaynor'

Ch Supt Buckley added how "every effort" is being made to track down Gaynor.

He said they were conducting "thorough and systematic searches of the area". He added: "This resulted in further items belonging to Gaynor being found over the weekend, her mobile phone, coat, ring, and glasses.

“We’ve received 15 calls so far in response to our appeal yesterday and we’re grateful for the public’s help. While this information is still being assessed, currently there is nothing of significance that changes our approach.

“This remains a missing person investigation and every effort continues to find Gaynor, including tracing her final movements in the city centre.”

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Divers, technology and drones used to scour river bed

A specialist drone has been deployed into the murky water of the river today to boost search efforts.

Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service yesterday expanded the water search capabilities by calling on colleagues from Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service to assist with a specialist underwater drone.

The drone has been used today to help with the search, meaning the water is being scoured by technology, divers and drones.

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Dive teams operating in near zero visibility and near freezing temperatures

Three types of SONAR being used in search of the River Wensum

Norfolk officers have reached out to Nicola Bulley search team for help

When asked about parralels between Gaynor's dissapearance and the earlier case of Nicola Bulley, the chief superintendent revealed his teams have reached out to Lancashire Police.

He added: "We will always learn from other cases. We have reached out to Lancashire Police for anything we can learn.

"They are helping us. We will apply all of that in our own search."

Release of CCTV has so far yielded no help in search

Norfolk Constabulary yesterday released CCTV of Gaynor in town at the last time she was seen.

However, it has so far yielded no results in helping discover what happened. The officer added: "It is out of character for her.

"We are trying to understand why this may have happened."

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'An intensive effort in the search of the river'

The officer continued saying there was an "intensive" search of the water and park around the area as the search goes on.

Gaynor 'would have been familiar' with the riverside park where she was last seen

Friends of missing mum Gaynor Lord today said she 'would have been familiar' with the riverside park where she was last seen.

A major police search has focussed on Wensum Park in Norwich, Norfolk, since her belongings were found on Friday night, five hours after she left work early.

The 55-year-old's glasses, trousers and shoes were found with other clothing, rings, a phone and handbag scattered in the beauty spot amid fears she entered the water.

Friends today said the park, around a mile from her workplace but the opposite direction from her home in King Street, was one of her favourite dog-walking spots.

Searchers using SONAR technology to look for Gaynor Lord

Chief Superintendent Dave Buckley of Norfolk Constabulary told reporters: "The investigation at the moment is still focused very much on the river... everything we know points to a high probability that Gaynor went into the water."

Searchers are using SONAR to look for the missing mother of three.

'It's very, very challenging'

Beginning today's update, Chief Superintendent Dave Buckly revealed divers have been in the water today, but it is "very, very challenging".

He said: "We have sonar equipmennt to direct the divers where we think objects are. It's slow and methodical and divers can't see more than one foot in front of them."

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Police 'keeping an open mind' - but say they are concentrating on Gaynor entering water

There is a high probability that Gaynor entered water, police have said.

Specialist teams are working on other liens of enquiry but their main focus is on the river.

What happened in the leadup to Gaynor's disappearance?

Norfolk Constabulary, set to give the update any moment, has produced the below timeline of the mum's last known movements on Friday, December 8.

2.44pm – Gaynor is working at the Bullards Gin counter in the basement at Jarrold department store – her clothing is clearly visible

2.45-2.46pm – She leaves the store via the loading bay on Bedford Street

2.47pm – Walks onto London Street past the Cosy Club

2.48pm – Gaynor makes her way onto Queens Street and walks toward the Cathedral

3.22pm – Gaynor is seen on The Close at the cathedral entrance – shortly before exiting through the archway she puts her coat on

3.23pm – She is seen to walk away from the cathedral on Queens Street – here you can see a clear image of the coat she was wearing

3.49pm – This is the last sighting of Gaynor on CCTV near the Playhouse on St George’s Street

3.53pm – Walks along St Crispins Road towards Pitt Street

4.01pm – Gaynor walks up St Augustines Street – her final movements captured in CCTV before going missing

What we know so far on Gaynor's disappearance

Before the press conference gets underway, here is an update on all we know so far on the missing mum.

Gaynor Lord vanished in a busy city centre six days ago after she left work. A major search effort yesterday yielded some of Gaynor's belongings, including clothing, jewellery and a mobile phone, in a park on the same day she disappeared.

But the 55-year-old married mum remains missing and police are now particularly interested in what happened in the mystery 34 minutes, during which Gaynor appeared to enter and exit Norwich Cathedral on Friday.

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Police press conference set to begin

Police are set to give the latest on the disappearance of Gaynor Lord at a press conference, which is set to begin at 2pm.