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The mother of the Today show host Savannah Guthrie has been reported as missing in Arizona, and the NBC morning show co-anchor did not appear on Monday's broadcast, instead sharing a statement on the show to ask the public for help.
Savannah Guthrie said in the statement: "On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. 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."
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen on the evening of January 31 around 9:45 p.m. by family members who took her home and saw her enter her property, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a news conference on Sunday evening.
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The family filed a missing persons report around 12 p.m. on Sunday, he added.
"This is very concerning to us. We don't typically get the sheriff out at a scene like this, but it's very concerning," he said, adding that the detectives and the homicide teams were also involved in investigations at Nancy Guthrie's home.
Who Is Nancy Guthrie?
Nancy Guthrie is the mother of Savannah Guthrie, a co-anchor of the NBC News morning show Today. Nanos confirmed during Sunday's news conference that the missing person was the journalist's mother.
The 84-year-old is about 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs about 150 pounds. She has brown hair and blue eyes, and she was last seen at her residence near East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue.
It is not known what she may be wearing. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call 911.
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What To Know
During Sunday's news conference, Nanos said Nancy Guthrie was "not of good physical health, and so naturally we are concerned." He said, "We're doing all we can to locate her."
He added that these physical concerns were due to her age and "limit her ability to move around."
He also said Nancy Guthrie's mental health was not of concern. According to her family, she is not thought to have any "cognitive issues," the sheriff said, adding, "She's very alert, and she's of good, sound mind."
In the news conference, Nanos said investigations so far had led nowhere, but he added that they would be continuing their search throughout the night.
When asked what it was about the scene that was of concern, Nanos said he didn't want to get into the details but reiterated that it was "of great concern to us just what we see there."
When asked whether he suspected "foul play," he said he was not "ruling it out."
Nanos said the incident stood out because of "what was described at the scene, what we found and located just by looking at the scene, so without getting into too much details, I have to allow my team to do their investigations ... and they are in the process of doing those things."
He also said it was "not standard" for homicide detectives to be at the scene of a missing persons report, and that they typically came out when "we have a homicide, a body." Nanos said they were called in for this report "simply because of what the scene was telling us."
On Monday, Sheinelle Jones filled in for Savannah Guthrie on the Today show, appearing alongside Craig Melvin. At the start of the broadcast, Melvin said, "We want to get right to what is a deeply personal story for us, Nancy Guthrie, Savannah's beloved mother, has been reported missing in Arizona."
What People Are Saying
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said in a Sunday evening news conference: "We got a 911 call that Mrs. Guthrie was reported missing from her home. That call came in around noon earlier today. Our teams came out. ... We've pretty much thrown everything at this as we can."
He added: "I hope we find her safe and sound, but we can't ignore what's in front of us, and we have to take all the precautions we can."
What Happens Next
The search for Nancy Guthrie continues, and anyone with information about this missing persons report is asked to call 911.
Update 2/2/26, 9:52 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with a new headline and additional information following Savannah Guthrie's statement.
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