Sheriff's Office Suspects No Foul Play in Lisa Fields' Disappearance

CARROLL COUNTY (April 22) — The Carroll County Sheriff's Office has released an official report regarding the search and rescue mission for Lisa Fields, 56, of Huntingdon. Fields was reported missing just before noon on Friday, April 17, and was recovered alive by multiple agencies shortly after midnight on Saturday, April 18.

The report indicates that a medical emergency likely contributed to Lisa Fields' disappearance. Foul play is not suspected.

According to the report, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office responded to a call at approximately 11:12 a.m. on Friday, April 17, regarding Lisa Fields' disappearance. 

Upon arrival, sheriff deputies spoke with Lisa Fields' husband, Jason Fields, who said he had last seen his wife at around 6 a.m. when he left their house with a couple of friends to go to Paris and breed horses. Lisa Fields reportedly told him to call her when he was headed back home so she could make him lunch.

Jason Fields attempted to call Lisa Fields several times on his way home from Paris at around 9 a.m. and there was no answer. When he arrived home at approximately 10 a.m., Jason Fields searched all through the house and could not find Lisa Fields. He called from inside the home and found her phone on the kitchen table.

Jason Fields then called his son to see if he had seen Lisa Fields. His son stated he last saw Lisa Fields at around 7:30 a.m. sitting in the living room. Jason Fields then called his neighbors to see if anyone had seen or heard from his wife. A neighbor arrived and called the Carroll County Sheriff's Office.

The sheriff's office called in a K-9 unit out of Weakley County and the Tennessee Highway Patrol's (THP) Aviation Helicopter, along with the Carroll County Rescue Squad.

While waiting for the K-9 unit to arrive, the sheriff's office conducted a thorough search of the residence and the immediate property around the house.

Once the K-9 unit arrived on the scene, K-9 officers were unable to indicate a scent to attempt to track.

The rescue squad began its grid search shortly after the K-9 officers arrived.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) then arrived on the scene to assist the Carroll County Sheriff's Office with the investigation.

The Carroll County Rescue Squad, along with law enforcement, "exhausted" a ground search of the property and the adjacent properties "without finding anything of value," according to the report.

The Carroll County Sheriff's Office and the TBI utilized drones to assist in the search but were reportedly unable to find anything credible.

At this point, Lisa Fields was entered into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) as a missing person. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began assisting in the investigation.

At approximately 10 p.m., the rescue squad called off its ground search with plans to begin again in the morning of April 18. Law enforcement remained in the area and continued searching for Lisa Fields throughout the night.

At 12:09 a.m. on April 18, the THP Aviation Unit returned to the scene for a second aerial search and found what appeared to be a person in a wooded area behind the Mixie Fire Department. Law enforcement and first responders then located Lisa Fields in an area of cut over timber, which was thick with overgrowth.

Her son, Seth Fields, said she was unable to stand or do more than mumble a few words at the time.

Lisa Fields was then transported by Life Flight to a medical facility in Nashville.

Seth Fields shared an update Sunday morning that Lisa Fields began showing signs of improvement after receiving fluids and antibiotics. They were still waiting on test results at the time of his update.