A 25-year-old woman in Alabama was last heard from on Thursday night after telling a 911 dispatcher that she saw a toddler walking along the side of an interstate and would pull over to help, prompting a sprawling search for her as investigators raced to find clues about her disappearance.
The woman, Carlee Russell, told the dispatcher about the child around 9:34 p.m., called a family member to report the same details and then pulled over on I-459 South near mile marker 11 to check on the toddler, the Hoover Police Department said.
The family member “lost contact” with Ms. Russell, but the line remained opened, the police said.
The Hoover Police Department said it had not received any calls of someone missing a child.
Ms. Russell had left work around 8:20 p.m. at a business in a shopping area called the Summit in Birmingham, officials said.
Persons:
Carlee Russell, “, Russell
Organizations:
Hoover Police Department
Locations:
Alabama, Hoover, Birmingham