US news anchor Savannah Guthrie has announced her family is offering a $1m reward for information leading to the return of her mother on day 24 of the search for the 84-year-old.
Fighting back tears, the NBC host said in an Instagram video that they are “aching” for Nancy Guthrie, who is suspected to have been abducted from her home in Tucson, Arizona.
“We still believe in a miracle, we still believe that she can come home – hope against hope,” said the presenter.
“We also know that she may be lost, she may already be gone, she may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves.”
In the video released on Tuesday morning, Savannah Guthrie also said her family would donate $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
“We are hoping that the attention that has been given to our mom and our family will extend to all the families like ours,” she said.
Police have said they believe Guthrie was the victim of a targeted kidnapping. The family has made several public pleas for her safe return, and asked for proof that she is alive. But so far, the disappearance remains a mystery.
Authorities have released images of a man taken from Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera whom they believe is the prime suspect.
This same suspect appears to have been at Nancy Guthrie’s front door on another occasion before she went missing, a law enforcement source has told the BBC’s US partner CBS News.
Detectives have received close to 40,000 tips from the public.
