Phone and clothing found in hunt for missing woman

Police vehicles, Wensum Park, Norwich
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Gaynor Lord was last seen heading home after work at about 14:30 GMT on Friday

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Clothing, jewellery and a mobile phone have been found by officers searching for a woman who went missing on her way home from work.

Gaynor Lord, 55, was last seen on London Street, Norwich, at 14:35 GMT on Friday.

A member of the public found clothing and jewellery belonging to Ms Lord at Wensum Park on Friday, said Norfolk Police.

Other items including her mobile phone have since been found and the park has been cordoned off as specialist officers search the site.

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Items belonging to Ms Lord have been found at Wensum Park

Officers said Ms Lord was heading towards Norwich Cathedral when she went missing.

She is described as 5ft 6in (1.67m) tall, white with blonde, shoulder-length hair in a bob.

She was wearing a white shirt, yellow tank-top, covered with a large olive-coloured coat and scarf.

Supt Wes Hornigold said: “We are concerned for Gaynor’s welfare and would like to hear from anyone who may have seen her on Friday afternoon when we believe she would have been travelling on foot."

Wensum Park is likely to stay closed for the rest of the day, he added.

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