The loved ones of Carlee Russell say they are exhausted but thanking God that she's back home and safe two days after she disappeared while stopping to check on a child on the side of an Alabama interstate.
"The details of that statement are a part of the ongoing investigation which is expected to continue over the next few days," a spokesperson for the department said in a statement. "During the initial portion of the investigation, detectives were able to retrace nearly all of Carlee’s steps until the point she went missing and are confident that will continue to be the case."
"We are so grateful to each of you for all the acts of kindness, generosity, and compassion you have shown," she wrote. "Our baby is safe!" Russell's boyfriend Thomar Latrell Simmons also responded to the news on social media, saying, "Thank you to my lord & savior Jesus Christ for saving my girlfriend's life!"
Carlee's mother Talitha Russell said her daughter was on the phone with a family member when she pulled over to check on the child. When officers arrived at the location, they found Russell's red Mercedes still running by the interstate, but they were unable to find her or a child in the area. Investigators are now working to retrace Carlee's actions from when she disappeared to see if they can determine where she was in that 48-hour period.Investigators believe Russell got off work around 8:20 p.m. from a business at The Summit in Birmingham, picked up food and then drove towards Hoover, where she lives with her parents.
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