The man had been traveling the Continental Divide Trail, which goes through five states and is described by a hiking group as one of the “most challenging landscapes in North America.”

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The 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie, the television news anchor, has been missing for nearly six months.

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The “Today” show host spoke directly to her mother’s apparent abductor in a new video.