Savannah Guthrie, co-host of the "Today" show, made a rare public comment about her mother, Nancy Guthrie, referencing her in the past tense seven months after her abduction. During Thursday's broadcast, Guthrie mentioned her mother's Irish heritage, stating, "My mother’s family — my mother was Irish, [as was] her grandmother. They were from Galway."

The comment came as Guthrie and her "Today" show colleagues prepared for a series of live episodes to be filmed in Ireland. Guthrie, along with co-hosts Sheinelle Jones and Jenna Bush Hager, wore green in observance of the upcoming trip, with Guthrie expressing excitement about visiting the country for the first time.

Guthrie's reference to her mother in the past tense acknowledges the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Nancy Guthrie's fate. The 84-year-old was abducted from her Arizona home in February. Evidence at the scene, including blood matching Nancy's DNA and surveillance footage of an armed individual on the property, indicates a potential struggle. The investigation into her disappearance is ongoing.

Weeks after her mother's abduction, Savannah Guthrie posted a public plea on Instagram, acknowledging the possibility that her mother might be deceased. "We know that she may be lost," Guthrie wrote at the time. "She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in Heaven... And if this is what is to be, then we will accept it, but we need to know where she is."

In August, on the six-month mark of her mother's disappearance, Guthrie shared another message on Instagram. "Every day, we wake up and try to be strong and go on — because that’s what our joyful and resilient Mom taught us to do," she wrote. "But make no mistake — our hearts are in ruins."

She continued, "We spend every waking moment thinking of her, longing for her, looking for her. There is a hole inside us that can never be filled. There is an ache that cannot be softened. And there is a determination in us that cannot be quenched — to find out what happened to her, so that we can give her the dignity of a proper goodbye — a celebration of her remarkable life that she so deserves."

The Guthrie family has offered a $1 million reward for information that leads to Nancy Guthrie's safe return.