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Savannah Guthrie has broken her silence following the unsettling news of her mother, Nancy Guthrie, who has gone missing in Arizona at the age of 84.
In a surprising turn, the “Today” show anchor, at 54 years old, was notably absent from Monday’s broadcast of the popular NBC morning show. Instead, Sheinelle Jones took on Guthrie’s responsibilities, co-hosting the 7:00 a.m. hour alongside Craig Melvin.
Despite her physical absence, Savannah made her voice heard through a heartfelt statement shared during the program, addressing the situation involving her mother. “On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support,” the statement expressed. “Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom.”
She further extended her gratitude towards the authorities, saying, “We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.”
“We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case and encourage anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900,” Savannah added.
A spokesperson for the Guthrie family told The Post in a statement, “We can confirm this is a missing persons case, and the family is working closely with local law enforcement. If anyone has any information, please contact the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900. The family is grateful for the outreach, thoughts and prayers.”
Nancy was last seen at her home in Catalina Foothills, north of Tucson, at around 9:30 p.m. Saturday and was reported missing the next day, according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Office.
The 84-year-old was described as being in “not of good physical health” and a “vulnerable adult.”
At a press conference, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos stated that one of Nancy’s relatives made a 911 call around noon Saturday to report her missing.
Homicide detectives were also scouring the elderly woman’s home, which was not standard protocol for a missing person case, authorities said.
“We’ve pretty much thrown everything at this as we can,” Nanos said about the search mission. “I don’t need to tell you, this is very concerning to us; we don’t typically get the sheriff out on a scene like this but it is very concerning.”
Nanos added that there’s “grave concern” for Nancy wellbeing.
Nancy has made various guest appearances on “Today” over the years since Savannah joined the show in 2011.
Savannah was just absent from “Today” for several weeks to recover from vocal chord surgery.
She returned to the show Jan. 23 and shared a segment that documented her journey with her voice, including the moment she cried over hearing her new voice for the first time.
“I’m so grateful to all of you at this place and my bosses at NBC, who have been nothing but supportive. To take three weeks off is a big, big deal,” she said while on the show. “I’m so grateful to be back, and I’m ready to go.”