Police Search For Missing Miami Gardens Woman
MIAMI GARDENS (CBSMiami) – It's been five days since a Miami Gardens mother disappeared and her family is anxious for any information on her whereabouts.
41-year-old Kameela Russell, a testing chief at Miami Norland Senior High, vanished last Wednesday.
She has a 15-year-old daughter and a six-year-old daughter.
"I've been taking care of her since she was a baby," said her aunt Donna Blyden, who considers herself a second mother to Russell.
Blyden says Russell was supposed to pick up her younger daughter at her Miami Gardens home but that never happened.
She says she saw Russell's car in her driveway around 6 p.m. but then the car was gone.
"I tried texting and there was no response," said Blyden.
Russell's car is a 2014 black Audi A6 with Florida tag number HBQJ20.
Students at Norland describe Russell as a nice and caring test proctor.
Many have been passing along her information on social media hoping to help solve the mystery of her disappearance.
Miami-Dade Schools superintendent Alberto Carvalho tweeted:
Kameela's family is incredibly worried about her and we @MDCPS are praying for her swift and safe return. Please take a moment to look at her picture and call police if you have seen her. pic.twitter.com/S75aGzSauH
— Alberto M. Carvalho (@MiamiSup) May 19, 2019
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Russell's family said it is unusual for her to be out of touch with them for so many days. Her aunt said the sudden disappearance has stress the family.
"Since this happened on Wednesday we've been very anxious. Right now everybody is, we have a small family here but extended family, everybody is calling all the time, you know, have you heard anything, we're praying for you. That's all that we can ask them to do is just to keep praying for Kameela to come back to us and to her girls, they're feeling the stress right now, especially the older one," said Blyden.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Miami Gardens Police at (305) 474-6473.
