Today Anchor Savannah Guthrie Honors NBC Journalist Richard Engel's Late Son In Touching Tribute
19.08.2022 - 21:07
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Savannah Guthrie is remembering the son of one of her NBC News colleagues.
The Today co-anchor took to Twitter on Thursday to memorialize Henry Engel, the late 6-year-old child of NBC News chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel. As we previously reported yesterday, Engel’s young son tragically passed away this week following a battle with Rett Syndrome, which is a rare genetic neurological disorder. Now, his colleagues are coming through with condolences for the awful situation.
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Late on Thursday morning, Guthrie tweeted a touching picture of herself and Henry. In the snap, the young child can be seen adorably grabbing at Savannah’s face while the two are in an embrace. Along with the pic, which you can see (below), the 50-year-old TV journalist and daytime host wrote:
So sad…
Hours before Savannah sent that heartbreaking tweet, Richard confirmed on the social media app that his family had sustained the incredible loss. Tweeting the news on Thursday morning, the journalist revealed:
At the time, Engel also tweeted a link to scientists in Texas working to cure RETT Syndrome in other children. The correspondent revealed researchers are “using Henry’s cells” to further their drive towards scientific advancement:
In the day since Henry’s tragic passing, Guthrie has not been the only journalist to send condolences to Engel and his family. Hoda Kotb replied to Richard’s announcement on Thursday morning with grief over the death:
And weatherman Al Roker did, too:
Journalists were far from the only ones to share their grief. Thousands of people responded to Richard’s initial Twitter reveal with their apologies. Even more flocked to