Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker spike on the day she vanished could mean that the elderly woman was involved in a heart rate-raising struggle with her possible captors, a lead cardiologist speculated Thursday.
“If a person was in a physical struggle, that might have created a rapid heartbeat … the pacemaker would have detected that and potentially reported it,” Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who was former Vice President Dick Cheney’s cardiologist, chillingly told CNN.
Arizona authorities previously said the 84-year-old’s implanted medical device stopped syncing with her Apple devices, including a watch and her iPhone, around 2 a.m. Sunday — close to the time police believe she was abducted from her Tucson home.
Nancy was last seen the night before when she was dropped home by her son-in-law at about 9:45 p.m.
When investigators reached the home hours after she was reported missing, around noon, the devices were still in the house.
Here’s the latest on Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom
- Nancy Guthrie’s 2 a.m. pacemaker ping could point to heart rate-spiking struggle, lead cardiologist says
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- Savannah Guthrie’s desperate plea for mom’s safe return is a ‘strong signal’ there’s no legitimate ransom note yet: ex-FBI director
- Trump ‘deploying all resources’ to help find Nancy Guthrie after family’s emotional plea: ‘GOD BLESS NANCY!’
The disturbing revelation comes as the desperate search for Guthrie continues into its fifth day Thursday.
