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Alabama woman returns after highway toddler call, no word on where she含羞草研究社檇 been

Police say Carlee Russell is safe after two-day search in wake of troubling dropped cell call

A 25-year-old woman who vanished from the side of an Alabama interstate after calling 911 to report seeing a toddler there is now home safe, but police have not released details about what happened to her or where she was during their two-day search.

Here含羞草研究社檚 what we know about the case:

THE MISSING WOMAN:

Carlethia 含羞草研究社淐arlee含羞草研究社 Nichole Russell of Hoover, Alabama, called 911 Thursday night and reported that she was stopping along an interstate to check on a toddler she saw there, police said. Mother Talitha Russell told AL.com that the nursing student, who worked part time at a spa, was on the phone with her brother含羞草研究社檚 girlfriend, who didn含羞草研究社檛 hear a child but did hear Carlee Russell scream.

TIMELINE OF HER DISAPPEARANCE:

An update from police Monday provided some details that fill out some of the timeline:

Thursday

8:20 p.m. 含羞草研究社 Russell leaves work at The Summit in Birmingham and travels to The Colonnade to pick up food she ordered. Police haven含羞草研究社檛 located anyone with Russell between the time she left The Colonnade until she called 911, but she spoke to people she knew on her cellphone.

9:34 p.m. 含羞草研究社 Russell calls 911, reports seeing a toddler in a diaper on the side of Interstate 459 and says she is stopping to check on him.

After 9:36 p.m. 含羞草研究社 When Russell含羞草研究社檚 911 call ends, she calls a relative and goes missing during that conversation.

Within five minutes of being dispatched, Hoover police officers arrive and find Russell含羞草研究社檚 wig, cellphone and purse with her Apple Watch inside on the road near her vehicle.

Saturday

10:44 p.m. 含羞草研究社 A 911 caller reports that Russell has returned home on foot. Russell is taken to a hospital to be evaluated, and she is treated and released. Detectives go to Russell含羞草研究社檚 home and the hospital to take a statement from her.

THE INVESTIGATION:

Russell含羞草研究社檚 911 call was the only timely report of a child on the interstate, police said Monday.

Previously, police said a witness reported possibly seeing a gray vehicle with a male standing outside of Russell含羞草研究社檚 vehicle, but Monday含羞草研究社檚 release did not mention that report.

Traffic camera footage that shows part of the incident is being analyzed with the 911 call to determine the timeframe, police said.

Details from Russell含羞草研究社檚 initial statement to detectives is part of the investigation, which is expected to continue over the next few days, police said. Detectives retraced Russell含羞草研究社檚 steps to the point when she went missing and they含羞草研究社檙e confident that will continue to be the case, police said.

Police didn含羞草研究社檛 share any information on Monday about where Russell was during the two-day search, noting that the update contained all the information they can currently release.

含羞草研究社淲e rejoice with the Russell family as they continue to rest and recover from this situation and ask for their wishes to be respected regarding their privacy,含羞草研究社 police said.





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