Gaynor mentioned Nicola Bulley before her death (Picture: PA)
A shop worker was found drowned in a river after making an apparent reference to disappearing like Nicola Bulley, an inquest heard today.
Mother-of-three Gaynor Lord, 55, who had epilepsy and had previously had psychotic episodes was also said to have chatted about wild swimming after seeing a programme about wild swimming in in the days before her death.
Norfolk Coroner’s Court heard how she disappeared from her job on a gin counter at Jarrold’s department store in Norwich on December 8 last year after sending a message to a friend who had died, saying: ‘Help.’
Her bag and items of her clothing were found that evening in Wensum Park, Norwich, and her naked body was recovered a week later on December 15 by police divers in the nearby River Wensum.
Norfolk senior coroner Jacqueline Lake today recorded a conclusion that Mrs Lord had died of misadventure, after ruling that there was no evidence to suggest that she had meant to take her own life.
The inquest heard how a friend of Mrs Lord had told police after she ‘seemed on edge’ five days before she disappeared when she saw her giving short shrift to a woman trying to sell her homeopathy oils at a market stall.
Gaynor made a comment about ‘disappearing’, a friend said (Picture: PA)
The friend June Rudram saw Mrs Lord again on December 6, and recalled her ‘reminiscing about her family and past’, and seeming to have ‘verbal diarrhoea as she would not stop talking.’
Ms Rudram added: ‘She made a comment about disappearing like Nicola and people would come looking for her.’
The inquest heard that Norfolk Police believed her comment was potentially a reference to the case of Nicola Bulley, 45, who went missing on a dog walk on January 27 last year in St Michael’s on Wyre, Lancashire.
Ms Bulley’s disappearance prompted a major search which caused huge public interest and led to a social media frenzy of conspiracy theories before her body was found in the River Wyre more than weeks later on February 19.
Mrs Lord’s husband of 25 years, Clive, said she had a history of epilepsy and suffered from regular short seizures, and less frequent serious seizures, but kept fit with gym visits and YouTube workouts at home.
Mr Lord said his wife had one ‘acute psychotic episode’ in 2011, but doctors let her leave hospital so he could look after her.
Bulley disappeared in early 2023 (Picture: PA)
He said: ‘We think she screwed up her [HRT] tablets and had a reaction.’
He added that she had been taking HRT after the start of her menopause last year had left her suffering night sweats and mild mood swings.
Mr Lord said that his wife who was on long term medication for her epilepsy had her first serious seizure in around four months in the middle of the night at 3am four days before her disappearance.
Mr Lord said the seizure lasted for about 90 seconds and was followed by 90 seconds of deep breathing …read more
Source:: Metro
