Police said Carlee returned home Saturday alone and on foot around 10:45 p.m. Now that she’s been reunited with her family after an agonizing wait, her loved ones are speaking out.
“There were moments she had to physically fight for her life and there were moments she had to mentally fight for her life,” Carlee’s mother, Talita Robinson-Russell, said alongside her husband Carlos Russell during their appearance on the TODAY show.
Police said the 25-year-old had pulled over to check on the child while she was on the phone with a family member, who heard Carlee scream before they lost connection.