The under-fire sheriff’s department leading the investigation into Nancy Guthrie’s kidnapping is facing fresh flak after sharing a heart-stopping post that left many thinking the 84-year-old mom had been found.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department’s social media team shared a post late Thursday that said simply, “Update: Nancy has been located.”
The post actually referred to Nancy Radakovich, an 82-year-old who bears a striking resemblance to “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s still-missing mom.
But that was not immediately obvious because it did not include her last name, and the image was not immediately clear as it had a large “LOCATED” stamped across her picture.
“I LITERALLY THOUGHT THIS WAS NANCY GUTHRIE. THE WAY MY HEART JUST DROPPED!” one commentator said of the alarm it sparked.
“Pima County is a joke. Obviously it is great this lady was located but you guys have to be absolutely brain dead to not know people would think this was Nancy Guthrie, they even look alike,” another said. “No wonder her kidnapper got away with it.”
Others said it was “clickbait” not to include Nancy’s surname, to make clear it was not the country’s biggest missing person’s case.
“I swear to God this Twitter account is run by Mr. Magoo,” added a second X user.
Another user pointed out that in previous missing person posts, Pima County had used the person’s surname in the text.
“Of all the posts you’ve made about a missing person being located (Mr/Mrs last name, or first name/last name ), you chose THIS ONE to use the first name only??” the X user wrote.
Pima County Sheriff’s Department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
