An Alabama woman vanished Thursday night after stopping to help a toddler she spotted wandering along a busy highway.
Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, 25, had already called 911 and was talking with a family member as she pulled off I-459 to check on the child when the line mysteriously went silent — but remained open, according to Hoover police.
When officers arrived just minutes later, they found Russell’s running car, cell phone and purse but no sign of her or the child.