\u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mother was likely abducted from her Tucson house as she slept, Arizona police revealed Monday.<\/b>
\n\u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie\u2019s mother was likely abducted from her Tucson house as she slept, Arizona police revealed Monday.
\u201cI believe she was abducted, yes,\u201d while asleep, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told CBS of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie.
\u201cShe didn\u2019t walk from there. She didn\u2019t go willingly,\u201d Nanos said.
A rep for the sheriff\u2019s office later confirmed to The Post, \u201cAt this point, investigators believe she was taken from the home against her will and that includes possible kidnapping or abduction.\u201d
There were cameras at the rural million-dollar property, Nanos said at a press conference earlier in the day.
He revealed at the time that cops were investigating Nancy\u2019s disappearance as a crime.
The beloved elderly grandmother was last seen Saturday around 9:45 p.m. after one of her kids dropped her off at home and was reported missing the next day when she failed to show up for church.
Authorities said Monday they found a \u201cvery concerning\u201d scene at the home \u2014 and that some of Nancy\u2019s key personal items were reportedly left behind, including life-saving medicine.
Nanos described Nancy as being mentally \u201csharp as a tack\u2019\u2019 but physically limited, unable to \u201cwalk 50 yards on her own\u2019\u2019 \u2014 indicating she didn\u2019t leave voluntarily.Here\u2019s the latest on Savannah Guthrie\u2019s missing mom
\u201cWe believe now, after we process that crime scene, that we do, in fact, have a crime scene, that we do, in fact, have a crime, and we\u2019re asking the community\u2019s help,\u2019\u2019 the grim-faced sheriff said.
The victim\u2019s 54-year-old TV star daughter Savannah \u2014 who has credited her mom with guiding her to success \u2014 is in the area anxiously awaiting news, officials said.
There is a desperate race against time to find Nancy, as she requires daily medication to survive, according to cops.
She \u201cis in need of medication, medication that if she doesn\u2019t have it in 24 hours, it could be fatal,\u201d Nanos said.
There were no known related threats made involving her public-figure daughter, the sheriff said.
Savannah skipped her show Monday because of the ordeal.
\u201cOn behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone for the thoughts, prayers and messages of support,\u201d she said in a family statement Monday.
\u201cRight 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\u2019s Department at (520) 351-4900,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n