An Alabama woman missing for 2 days after reporting toddler walking on the side of the road returned home

• Carlee Russell went missing Thursday night after police say she called 911 about a child walking along the road.
• The Hoover Police Department said Russell returned to her home on Saturday night.

An Alabama woman who was missing for two days after police say she called 911 to report a toddler walking along the interstate has returned to her family's home.

Carlethia "Carlee" Nicole Russell had been missing since Thursday after she got off from work in Birmingham, Alabama, at around 8:20 p.m., according to a statement from the Hoover Police Department.

Police said in a statement Sunday that they received a call at 10:45 p.m. on Saturday that Carlee had returned to her home.

According to police, firefighters responded to Russell's home with police to assess her and transport her to a hospital to be evaluated.

Hoover Police Chief Nicholas Derzis told WBRC that police are not sure how Russell got home.

"She walked up, banged on the door, and that was her," Derzis told the outlet.

Derzis said the police department wants to give Russell some time to reunite with her family but that they do plan to eventually question her, WBRC reported.

"I know it's been a tough experience for them," Derzis said. "When we think it's time to sit down and have a conversation with Carlee and try to get some facts, we'll do that."

Russell first went missing after she called to report a toddler walking along I-459 South near mile marker 11, police said. After she called police, Russell stopped her car "to check on the child," then called a family member, who lost contact with her during the call, Hoover police said in a statement.

Police found Russell's wig, hat, and cell phone near her her car, WBRC reported.

Police did not find a child near Russell's car and no calls came in to the police department to report a missing child, according to the statement.

When reached for comment on Sunday, a Hoover Police Department spokesperson declined to comment further, other than noting more information would be released later Sunday.