6 months ago
BLAIRSVILLE, Ga. (AP) -- The boyfriend of the woman who police say was abducted while talking on her cell phone says he believes she is still alive.
Douglas Davis told NBC's "Today" show Thursday that he believes 38-year-old Kristi Cornwell is OK because she is a "fighter."
Davis was talking to Cornwell on Aug. 11 when he overheard a struggle as she walked near her parents' home. Cornwell is the mother of a 15-year-old son and formerly worked as a probation officer.
Authorities called off the ground search for Cornwell Wednesday after nearly eight days of searching parts of a three-state area.
Davis urges his girlfriend to "hang onto your faith" and sent a message to whoever may have abducted her: "Please release her, let her go."
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