Their family members disappeared. Now these moms are searching for Nancy Guthrie.

"They're not looking for her! So we have to step in. Hernandez, 66, a retired food service worker from Nogales, Arizona, expressed frustration with authorities' efforts. The Searching Mothers of Sonora have used pickaxes and shovels to locate hundreds of bodies of victims of drug and gang violence in Mexico themselves over the years, decrying government inaction all the while."

"We appreciate their concern, and we all want to find Nancy, but this work is best left to professionals. The Pima County Sheriff's Department stated in a post on X, attempting to manage the situation as unauthorized search parties continued to complicate the high-profile investigation into Guthrie's disappearance."

Nancy Guthrie, 84-year-old mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie, has been missing since February 1st. The Searching Mothers of Sonora, a group of mothers who have lost family members to drug violence in Mexico, joined the search effort, believing authorities are not doing enough. Led by Lidia Hernandez, who has searched for her own missing son for seven years, the group posted fliers, conducted prayers across the border, and searched the area around Guthrie's Tucson home. As the investigation entered its fourth week, unauthorized search parties created chaos and attracted media attention and curiosity seekers. The Pima County Sheriff's Department issued statements requesting volunteers cease searching and allow professional investigators to handle the case, implementing parking restrictions around the property.

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