Identification of body found in Gaynor Lord search to ‘take place on Sunday’
Formal identification of a body found during the search for missing woman Gaynor Lord in Norwich will take place on Sunday, Norfolk Police has said. The force added on Saturday afternoon that the death of the mother-of-three, whose disappearance sparked a search, was not being treated as suspicious. A post-mortem examination of the body found “no indications of any third-party involvement”, chief superintendent Dave Buckley, said.
“Although our searches have concluded, officers are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances surrounding Gaynor’s disappearance,” he said. “We will pursue all lines of inquiry to understand why she went missing.” The 55-year-old Ms Lord vanished after leaving work on Friday, December 8.
A body was found[1] in the River Wensum one week later, on Friday, and a police team of divers was seen exploring the area. A statement added: “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.”
“While the body hasn’t formally been identified, Gaynor’s family have been informed. They continue to be supported by specially trained officers.” The force previously said[2] Ms Lord’s clothing, mobile phone, glasses and jewellery, including two rings, were discovered at various locations in the park.
She was also said to have performed a yoga pose[3] in one of the last sightings of her. Witness Rosie Richards told Good Morning Britain: “To me she seemed quite calm. She was sort of putting her coat down on the floor and sort of performing a yoga pose.
“It just seemed a bit off at this time because obviously it was starting to get dark.”
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- ^ A body was found (uk.news.yahoo.com)
- ^ previously said (uk.news.yahoo.com)
- ^ performed a yoga pose (uk.news.yahoo.com)