TUCSON, Ariz. — Human remains discovered in a desert wash near Tucson this week are not those of Nancy Guthrie, a federal source confirmed to Fox News, resolving fresh public speculation over whether the discovery was connected to the ongoing search for the missing 84-year-old mother of "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie.

The remains were found early Thursday, August 13, in a wash off South Santa Cruz Lane near Interstate 10 and Silverlake Road, according to the Tucson Police Department. KOLD News 13 anchor Mary Coleman first reported the discovery on X, writing that police had confirmed decomposed human remains were found in the wash near Silverlake and Santa Cruz Lane. According to police, the remains were mostly bones and appeared to have been at the location for an extended period, indicating they were not connected to any recent event.

Fox News correspondent Matt Finn quoted Coleman's post and added confirmation from his own reporting shortly afterward, writing simply that a federal source had told him the remains were not those of Nancy........

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