In a new interview, Carlee Russell's parents say that she 'fought for her life' after disappearing on the side of an Alabama highway.
Carlethia "Carlee" Nichole Russell, the 25-year-old Alabama woman who became the subject of a two-day search when she vanished after pulling over on an Alabama interstate to check on a child, has been found safe.
"There were moments she had to physically fight for her life and there were moments she had to mentally fight for her life," Robinson-Russell said.The family is now pushing back against speculation from strangers interested in the case, asking people to please just let the investigation go forward. "She was literally fighting for her life for 48 hours, so until she’s physically and mentally stable again, she is not able to give any updates or whereabouts on her kidnapper at this very moment," he wrote.The search began for Russell on Thursday night. That night, she called 911 and then spoke to a family member, saying that she saw a young child walking on the side of Interstate 459 South near Mile Market 11 in Hoover, Alabama.
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.
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