Carlee Russell is finding out to turn out to be a registered nurse.

Hoover Police Department

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Hoover Police Department

Carlee Russell is finding out to turn out to be a registered nurse.

Hoover Police Department

On Thursday night time, 25-year-old Carlee Russell from Hoover, Ala., vanished after telling a 911 dispatcher that she discovered a toddler stranded on the facet of an interstate, police stated.

Her disappearance and the mysterious circumstances round it horrified her household, stumped the police and captured nationwide consideration. Then, round 10:45 p.m. on Saturday, Russell’s household heard a knock coming from the entrance door, Nicholas Derzis, Hoover’s police chief, instructed NPR.

To their shock, it was Russell — alone.

Russell has since been taken to a hospital for analysis. The particulars of Russell’s situation, how she returned residence or what occurred within the roughly 48 hours that she went lacking stays unclear as of Sunday afternoon.

Russell’s mom didn’t instantly reply to NPR’s request for remark.

Police say they didn’t obtain any calls of a lacking toddler

On Thursday, round 9:35 p.m., Russell was on her means residence from choosing up dinner when she referred to as 911 claiming a toddler was misplaced on the facet of I-459, Hoover police stated.

Afterward, Russell phoned her brother’s girlfriend to share what she noticed. During the decision, it seemed like Russell approached the kid and moments later, screamed, her mom Talitha Russell instructed AL.com. Then, the member of the family misplaced contact with Russell.

When police arrived on scene, officers found Russell’s automotive and a few of her belongings however neither Russell nor the kid have been anyplace to be discovered. The division has acquired no different calls of a lacking small baby as of Sunday.

Russell attends Jefferson State Community College the place she is finding out to turn out to be a nurse. She additionally labored part-time at a spa, in response to AL.com.