Hoover Police Department
As search efforts continue for the 25-year-old woman who vanished two days ago after calling 911 from a highway in Hoover, Alabama, her family is worried her “big heart” played a part in her disappearance.
“She’s our baby girl. She’s full of life. She’s a hard worker. She’s thoughtful. She has a big heart, which is kind of why we’re in this situation right now—because of her big heart,” Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell’s father, Carlos Russell, told The Daily Beast on Saturday evening. “She’s smart. She’s a fighter. She means the world to us.”
Carlee Russell was driving home from work on I-459 South on Thursday night when she phoned dispatchers at around 9:34 p.m. to report a toddler walking on the side of the interstate, according to the Hoover Police Department. Police said she checked on the child and called a family member—but her voice suddenly stopped.