Frustrated volunteers take on responsibility for finding Nancy Guthrie — sifting through the trash-strewn desert ditches and makeshift camps near her home, looking for any potential evidence.
On Sunday, they discovered a possible clue – a black backpack just two miles from her home.
Nancy Guthrie case: Damaged black bag found
The damaged black bag, identified as Swiss Gear, was found in a storm drain that is also home to homeless people, the New York Post reported.
The site is far from Nancy’s The 84-year-old lives in the Catalina Foothills area north of Tucson.
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The Nancy Guthrie Case: The Investigation by Volunteer Katherine Lopez
Volunteer Catherine Lopez found the backpack in a tunnel near West Orange Grove Road near State Highway 77 around 11 a.m. She contacted the Pima County Sheriff’s Office and an officer arrived about 15 minutes later.
A photo from the location shows Lopez holding on to the backpack with a long stick while communicating with the Sheriff’s Office.
Another photo depicts a gloved officer carefully lifting a closed backpack.
Two homeless men were found in a storm drain. However, they were reportedly alarmed by the arrival of law enforcement, prompting them to leave the area.
It appears to be a different backpack than the masked man seen in surveillance footage captured by Nancy’s Nest cameras earlier this month.
This week, investigators identified the backpack as a black Ozark Trail Hiker backpack that was only available in Walmart.
Additionally, another glove was found Sunday near First Avenue North.
Pima County Sheriff under scrutiny
This situation occurs because Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos faces charges that his ego hindered the search for Nancy. Nancy’s daughter, “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie, 54, traveled to Arizona earlier this month to help with the search.
The New York Post reports that authorities are preparing to scale back the search in the coming days as no suspects or persons of interest have been identified, more than three weeks since Nancy was reported missing on February 1.
