Hunt for missing mum Gaynor Lord as cops probe five-hour gap between last sighting and phone being found near river
A HUGE police search is underway for a missing woman after her jewellery and phone were discovered near the banks of a river.
Gaynor Lord, 55, was last seen heading towards the cathedral in the centre of Norwich, Norfolk, at 2.35pm on Friday before she vanished.
Later the same day, a member of the public discovered her belongings in the city's Wensum Park.
Norwich Constabulary declared her missing after they identified the items as Gaynor's and learned she'd failed to return home from work that evening.
Norwich cops were today searching the river but were not ruling out any possibilities - including third-party involvement.
The missing mum is believed to be married to a successful financial advisor.
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Police divers, assisted by fire crews and the coastguard, scoured the nearby River Wensum yesterday using sonar equipment to examine the water.
Officers have also used drones and foot searches to search for further clues.
A spokesperson for the force said last night that the park would remain closed as they hunt for further information about Gaynor's whereabouts.
Superintendent Wes Hornigold said: "We're doing everything we can to find Gaynor and based on what we've found in the park, this remains our focus for the searches.
"Clearly, given the nearby waterways, we do have to be open to the possibility that Gaynor has entered the water and we've carried out extensive searches on the river this weekend.
"Naturally, our focus will now start to move to underwater searches and we're seeking help from specialist teams to help with this complex task.
"Our priority is to find Gaynor and the park will remain closed while these searches continue. We'd ask the local community to bear with us while this takes place.
"This is clearly a distressing time for her family and we continue to keep them updated of ongoing work in this case."
Gaynor, who has blonde shoulder-length hair in a bob, is described as white and 5ft 6 inches tall.
She was last seen, walking along London Street, in Norwich, wearing a white shirt and yellow tank top with a large olive-coloured coat over the top and a scarf.