Savannah Guthrie returned to a full two-hour Today show while volunteers and relatives pursued fresh, anonymous tips that placed her missing 84-year-old mother near the border in Mariposa, Mexico, and law enforcement on both sides reported limited formal coordination.

Savannah Guthrie anchored the entire Friday broadcast hours after a Mexican nonprofit said an anonymous caller told them Nancy Guthrie might be buried in woods near the U.S. border. The anchor made no visible mention of the tip on air as the Pima County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it had not been contacted by Mexican authorities about the claim.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her Tucson home on January 31 and has not been found. The investigation remains open, and every new lead lands on a family already coping with public grief and relentless attention.

The tip went to Buscando Corazones, a Mexican nonprofit led by Ramona Guadalupe Ayala Ortiz, who told Arizona media the caller, described as sounding male, said a body matching Nancy Guthrie’s description could be found in the woods of Mariposa near the Arizona border. Ortiz said the tipster had previously reported a similar claim and described clothing or other features he said could help verify a body’s identity.

That earlier search on May 16 produced no remains, and the follow-up effort triggered by the Wednesday call also failed to locate Nancy Guthrie. Searchers looked for disturbed soil, burn marks, and remote stream beds while volunteer teams combed difficult terrain in the region.

Photos obtained by media outlets show some of the team’s activity on the ground, though nothing has tied those searches to confirmed evidence in the case. Ortiz said, “We have hope that we will find it,” and organizers scheduled another search for June 16 with Nogales police set to accompany the group, even as local Mexican police remain uninvolved in any formal investigation.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office posted about the reports on X, stating, “At this time, we have not been contacted by Mexican authorities.” The office added that the investigation is active and ongoing and that it will continue to follow up on any credible information.

Months into the disappearance, anonymous tips are arriving at a Mexican nonprofit rather than directly to U.S. law enforcement, a circumstance that highlights gaps in cross-border communication. Pima County officials have previously said the search was “getting closer” as the case passed 100 days, yet the trail has repeatedly led into Mexican borderlands where coordination appears thin.

Savannah Guthrie had stepped away from the Today show after her mother’s disappearance and returned to Studio 1A in April. On a recent episode she admitted the toll of working through grief, saying, “I cry every morning on the way to work,” while explaining what it takes to keep going for her children and for viewers.

“Like so many people out there, you can hold all of these things together. I tell that to my kids, too. We can hold our sadness and we can hold our joy and if you don’t believe it, just watch me. I’m going to show you.”

By Friday, Guthrie was back on air for the full two hours and made no public comment about the Mariposa search. NBC offered no public statement about the tip or the nonprofit’s search efforts, and that silence has been noted alongside the family’s continued public struggle.

The investigation has involved the FBI, DNA testing of material recovered from the Tucson home, and ransom notes that a former FBI agent said showed no concern for Nancy Guthrie’s life. At least one veteran investigator has suggested she may have been targeted by someone local who assumed the family had money.

Buscando Corazones has a record of finding dozens of unmarked graves in the Mariposa area, which helps explain why families turn to volunteer search groups when official channels feel limited. The reliance on volunteers for searches that cross an international border underscores the difficulties relatives and communities face when cases move from U.S. soil into remote areas across the line.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Office maintains the case is active, yet Mexican authorities have not contacted them, and Nogales police say they will accompany volunteers without taking on a formal investigative role. That split in responsibility leaves unanswered questions about who leads cross-border follow-up when potential evidence emerges outside U.S. jurisdiction.

Anonymous tips are common in missing-person cases, and many lead nowhere; the caller in this matter has provided at least two location claims without producing remains. Searchers continue to focus on physical indicators and terrain features while authorities say they will pursue any credible lead brought forward in the days ahead.

The next scheduled volunteer search is set for June 16, and until then the family waits while volunteers and officials work on different tracks. The situation leaves the community, the family, and the agencies involved watching and waiting as the case moves into yet another uncertain chapter.