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In a new interview, Carlee Russell's parents say that she "fought for her life" after disappearing on the side of an Alabama highway.

An Alabama woman who went missing Thursday returned home safe Saturday after "literally fighting for her life for 48 hours," according to her boyfriend.

A new police statement about the disappearance of a nursing student who called 911 about a toddler by the side of an Alabama interstate raises questions about whether or not she was alone.

Carlee Russell, 25, from Hoover, Ala., went missing on Thursday night after telling 911 she was going to help a toddler stranded on the side of the interstate. She then returned home, police said.

She was the centre of a massive hunt after apparently disappearing from beside a highway.

A 25-year-old Alabama woman has returned home after being the focus of a two-day search by police and family members who reported her missing after she stopped to check on a child who was walking along a highway.

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.

On Saturday night, the Hoover 911 center received a call that Carlee returned home to her residence. She was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Carlee Nichole Russell, 25, disappeared at around 9.34pm on July 13 when she spotted a child walking along a highway in Hoover, Alabama, leading to a frantic search for the missing mum

The 25-year-old nursing student returned home "on foot" Saturday after a two-day search by police and family members.