Alabama Woman Mysteriously Vanishes After Stopping To Help A Toddler She Saw Walking On Highway

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Police are searching for a 25-year-old woman after she mysteriously disappeared when she stopped to help a toddler she saw walking along a highway in Alabama.

According to a press release from the Hoover Police Department, Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell had been driving home from work in Birmingham on Thursday night when she suddenly spotted a young child wandering on the side of I-459 South near mile marker 11.

She called 911 at around 9:34 p.m. to report the sighting. Related: How A Pizza Crust Helped Police Solve Gilgo Beach Murders! After contacting the police, law enforcement said Carlee stopped to check on the toddler and called a family member to tell them about the situation.

The relative lost contact with her at one point, but the phone line remained open. Her mom Talitha Russell revealed to Alabama Local that Carlee was talking with her son’s girlfriend, who heard screaming before the call went nearly silent: When police eventually arrived at the scene, the press release stated they came across Carlee’s vehicle abandoned with some of her belongings nearby.