Mum-of-three told pal she ‘wanted to be like Nicola Bulley’ before she was found drowned in river 7 days after vanishing

A MUM-of-three told a pal she wanted to beryllium "like Nicola Bulley" earlier she was recovered dormant successful a stream 7 days aft disappearing, an inquest heard.

Gaynor Lord, 55, sparked a immense hunt aft chilling CCTV showed her moving done Norwich successful December past year.

The tragic mum was recovered dormant a week aboriginal successful the River Wensum.

An inquest contiguous heard however Gaynor had told a person she wanted to vanish "like Nicola" conscionable days earlier she vanished.

The notation was to Nicola Bulley, who had gone missing portion walking her canine successful St Michael's connected Wyre, Lancashire, connected January 27.

Nicola was tragically recovered drowned successful the River Wyre 3 weeks later.

Gaynor vanished connected December 8 aft leaving enactment astatine Jarrold's section store an hr early.

Footage from wherever she worked connected the gin antagonistic showed her beaming.

Gaynor was aboriginal seen moving done Norwich metropolis centre successful haunting CCTV.

The mum appeared to beryllium successful a hurry and gripped her overgarment arsenic she dashed crossed a road.

She past darted into a cathedral wherever she spent 30 minutes earlier being captured connected the thoroughfare outside.

Her disappearance gripped the federation aft constabulary revealed her belongings, including clothing, 2 rings and a mobile phone, were recovered scattered crossed Wensum Park.

The inquest was told Gaynor was pulled from the stream by specializer divers connected December 15.

Her origin of decease was fixed arsenic drowning and constabulary recovered nary denotation of third-party involvement.

The coroner contiguous ruled Gaynor died arsenic a effect of misadventure.