India, June 30 -- NBC executives are reportedly preparing for the possibility that Today co-anchor Savannah Guthrie may need to step away from the morning show amid the emotional strain surrounding her mother, Nancy Guthrie's disappearance.

According to The Sun, which cited unnamed sources, network executives are making contingency plans in case Savannah needs to take another leave of absence following anonymous ransom messages which claimed she had died. Investigators have not verified those claims, and no suspects have been publicly identified.

NBC has not publicly confirmed the report or announced any changes to Guthrie's schedule.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared from her Arizona home on February 1. Authorities believe she was abduct...