Hoover Police Department
Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell is seen in an image released by the police department in Hoover, Alabama. Russell went missing after reporting to a 911 dispatcher that she saw a small child alone on the side of the road on Thursday, July 13.
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An Alabama woman who went missing after telling a 911 dispatcher she saw a toddler walking alone on the side of an interstate has been found alive, according to authorities.
Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, has been missing since Thursday night, when she called 911 and told dispatchers she saw the child on the side of I-459 South. After the call, Russell stopped his car to check on the boy and called a family member who had lost contact with him, although the line remained open, according to the Hoover Police Department.
When officers arrived at the scene, they found Russell’s car and some of his belongings – including his phone – but no sign of him or the child, according to police.
At 10:45 p.m. local time Saturday, the Hoover 911 center received a call that Russell had returned home, Hoover police said in a statement.
“Hoover Fire medics responded to the scene to check on Carlee and transported her to a local hospital for evaluation,” the statement said. The police also responded to the area to investigate, according to the statement.
It was unclear where Russell had been as of Thursday and no further details were provided. More information “will be provided as it becomes available,” police said.
Hoover, a prominent suburb of Birmingham, is located south of the city.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
