Carlee Russell is a 25-year-old nursing student who went missing on Thursday, July 13, 2023, after she called emergency to report a toddler walking on the side of the interstate in Hoover, Alabama. She also called her family and told them she was going to check on the child, but then she disappeared. Her car and some of her belongings were found on the side of the road, but there was no sign of her or the child. After

a two-day search involving multiple law enforcement agencies and a reward of up to $25,000, Carlee Russell was found alive and taken to UAB Hospital on Saturday, July 15, 2023. She returned to her Hoover home shortly before 11 p.m. and paramedics and police were called to the scene. The details of her disappearance and recovery are still unclear and under investigation. Authorities have not confirmed if there was a child involved or if foul play was suspected.