Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy possibly abducted from her home, authorities say

TUCSON, Ariz. – Authorities successful Arizona person revealed that the parent of NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie was perchance kidnapped from her location arsenic investigators proceed to hunt for the missing 84-year-old woman. 

Nancy Guthrie was past seen Saturday evening astatine her residence adjacent East Skyline Drive and North Campbell Avenue, northbound of Tucson, astir 9:30 p.m., according to the Pima County Sheriff’s Department. 

"Sheriff [Chris] Nanos has stated that helium believes that a transgression has been committed," a spokesperson for Pima County Sheriff’s Office confirmed to Fox News Digital.  "At this point, investigators judge she was taken from the location against her volition and that includes imaginable kidnapping oregon abduction."

Evidence besides suggests Nancy Guthrie was harmed arsenic she was being taken, Nanos told NBC News. 

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Savannah Guthrie and her mother, Nancy Guthrie. (Instagram/Savannah Guthrie)

A comparative of Guthrie’s contacted authorities astir noon connected Sunday to study her missing aft she did not amusement up for church, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said.

"We’re beauteous overmuch conscionable throwing everything astatine this that we can. Guthrie is 84 years aged and is not of bully carnal health, and truthful people that’s a large concern," Nanos told reporters aboriginal Sunday, adding that the country astatine the location raised "some concerns for america arsenic well."

"This is precise concerning to us. We don’t typically get the sheriff retired astatine a country similar this. But it’s precise concerning what we’re learning from the house," Nanos said. "And truthful we’ll conscionable continue. The detective’s homicide squad is retired close present looking astatine the country arsenic well."

On Monday, Nanos told reporters that investigators recovered a transgression country astatine Nancy Guthrie’s location and that she did not permission connected her own.

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A missing idiosyncratic bulletin from the Pima County Sheriff's Department.  (Pima County Sheriff's Department)

"We judge now, aft we processed that transgression scene, that we do, successful fact, person a transgression country that we do, successful fact, person a crime," Nanos said. "She did not permission connected her own. We cognize that."

While authorities initially launched a search-and-rescue ngo for Nancy Guthrie, Nanos added that it has been unopen down, saying, "We don't spot this arsenic a hunt ngo arsenic overmuch arsenic we bash a transgression scene."

Nanos besides revealed that Nancy has carnal ailments that bounds her mobility, but is of "good dependable mind" and requires medicine that could beryllium fatal if not taken wrong 24 hours, according to NBC News. 

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Savannah Guthrie and parent Nancy Guthrie pictured connected "Today" connected Thursday, June 15, 2023. (Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)

In a connection released to NBC’s "Today," Savannah Guthrie thanked investigators portion calling for the public’s assistance successful uncovering her mother.

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"On behalf of our family, I privation to convey everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support. Right now, our absorption remains connected the harmless instrumentality of our beloved mom," the connection said.

"We convey instrumentality enforcement for their hard enactment connected this lawsuit and promote anyone with accusation to interaction the Pima County Sheriff's section at: 520-351-4900," it continued.

Fox News Digital's Bradford Betz, Adam Sabes and Stephen Sorache contributed to this report.