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Savannah Guthrie Offers $1M Reward for Missing Mom: 'She May Already Be Gone'

Savannah Guthrie acknowledges that her mother Nancy may be deceased, but continues to plead for information leading to her whereabouts.

A handwritten sign reads, "BRING NANCY HOME!!! NOBODY IS holding your mothers HOSTAGE!!" surrounded by yellow flowers.
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On day 24 since her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance, TODAY show anchor Savannah Guthrie turned to Instagram to issue another heartbreaking update, this time offering a $1 million reward for her mother’s recovery.

Appearing tearful in a video shared to her Instagram page on Tuesday morning, Savannah discussed the horrific pain and fear she and her family have been in since her mother was declared missing on February 1.

“Every hour, and minute, and second and every long night has been agony,” she said.

Savannah acknowledged the millions of people of all faiths that have been praying for her mother’s safe return and urged them to “keep praying without ceasing.”

The television anchor emphasized that she and her family still believe that a miracle is possible and that their mother could still come home.

“We are blowing on the embers of hope,” she said.

However, for the first time, Savannah also acknowledged that she realizes her mother may already be deceased.

“She may already be gone. She may have already gone hope to the Lord who she loves and is dancing in Heaven with her mom and her dad and her beloved brother Pierce and with our Daddy,” Savannah said, referencing her own father who passed away when she was still a teenager.

“If this is what is to be then we will accept it,” she said, blinking away tears.

Nevertheless, Savannah also emphasized that she and her family still need to know where Nancy is.

“For that reason, we are offering a family reward of up to $1 million for any information that leads us to her recovery.

In the caption of her post, Savannah shared the FBI hotline, 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), and noted that someone with information can choose to remain anonymous or even find a way to reach out to her directly.

“Someone out there knows something that can bring her home,” she pleaded.

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